More and more, I find that the news reads like a particularly random game of Consequences. Craig Brown consequencefindgame Change image and share on social
My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never. Craig Brown artlifemonument Change image and share on social
It strikes me that golf's great virtue is that it gets you out of the house, away from everyday bothers, away from the endless round of looking for this, that and the other. Craig Brown botherendlesseveryday Change image and share on social
How I hate the Beautiful Game! I hate its cry-baby players and its gruff, joyless managers, its blokish supporters and its sinister owners, its whistle-peeping referees and its chippy little linesmen, its excitable commentators and - perhaps most of all - its unpluggable 'analysts.' Craig Brown analystbabybeautiful share on social
More often than not, theatre critics bubble with enthusiasm about plays that are, when all is said and done, really pretty average. Craig Brown averagebubblecritic Change image and share on social
Women are more sensitive, more practical, more intelligent, more balanced, better able to deal with people, better cooks, better parents, better carers, better leaders, and so on and so forth. Craig Brown balancecarercook Change image and share on social
The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible. Craig Brown authorbookcritic share on social
Over the years, the idea seems to have grown up that brightly coloured flowers are vulgar, and that the only flowers to be admitted to the walled garden of good taste are discreet and pastel-hued. Craig Brown admitbrightlycolour Change image and share on social
Often, I grow irritated before the first tile has been placed on the Scrabble board. This generally occurs when one of my opponents has insisted upon bringing a dictionary to the table, making it clear that he will be consulting it throughout the game. Craig Brown boardbringclear share on social
The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another. Craig Brown daftfullincreasingly Change image and share on social
