Arthur Koestler

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.

By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door.

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when 'Peep Show' or the sketch show is on the telly or when we're doing loads of interviews.