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
Some people see life as a game of chess, while others prefer to see it as a game of cricket; but the longer I live, the more I think of it as a game of Consequences. Craig Brown chessconsequencecricket 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
The British love of queuing and discomfort and being bossed around seems to have found a new outlet in the pop festival. Craig Brown bossbritishdiscomfort Change image and share on social
I have twice met Jeffrey Archer, and on both occasions was struck by the firmness of his handshake - and the way he looked me straight in the eye, too. Craig Brown archereyefirmness 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
