You Don't Get On By Being Original.

When Narratives Fracture, When Words Fail, I Take Consolation From The Part Of My Life That Always Works: The Stationery Order. The Mail-order Stationery People Supply Every Need From Royal Blue Quink To A Dazzling Variety Of Portable Hard Drives.

God Takes Out Your Heart Of Flesh, And Gives You A Heart Of Stone.

I Dislike Pastiche; It Attracts Attention To The Language Only.

I'm One Of These Children Who Grew Up At The Knee Of My Grandmother And Her Elder Sister, Listening To Very Old People Talk About Their Memories.

[margaret Thatcher] Aroused Such Strong Loathing In So Many People. That's The Fact That Interests Me.