I went to UC Santa Cruz, overlooking the Bay of Monterey and Santa Cruz, in 1969. Back then, the city was part-hippie, part-surfer, but mostly retired chicken farmer. Clive Sinclair backbaychicken Change image and share on social
You have to turn a blind eye to politics in nearly all Westerns. Clive Sinclair blindeyepolitic Change image and share on social
I still see the world as a place of bitter irony and black humour, failed hopes, dashed plans. I hope to make my work sparer, to outgrow my desire to show off. Clive Sinclair bitterblackdash Change image and share on social
Ambassadors are, by definition, foreign bodies. Clive Sinclair ambassadorbodydefinition Change image and share on social
Of course the 19th century remained in blissful ignorance of post-modern irony, and the dime novels were made without end. Clive Sinclair 19thblissfulcentury Change image and share on social
When I was growing up in north-west London, our milkman's cart was pulled by a horse, and cattle still grazed on the meadows near Church Farm. Clive Sinclair cartcattlechurch Change image and share on social
It would be a big mistake to think that Chekhov was a natural, that he did not have to work for his effects and singular style. Clive Sinclair bigchekhoveffect Change image and share on social
Everyone in Tel Aviv knows Yosl Bergner. In 2006, the mayor made him a Freeman of the City. Now he carries a card which allows him to park his car anywhere with impunity. If only he could drive. Clive Sinclair avivbergnercar Change image and share on social
The word 'western' usually refers to movies, of course, but there is a literary tradition of the same name that pre-dates the moving picture and retains its vitality yet. Clive Sinclair dateliterarymove Change image and share on social
I'm completely lacking any sense of religious belief, but I am superstitious. Clive Sinclair beliefcompletelylack Change image and share on social