It's not name dropping, but not many people can say, like me, that they spent the day with the likes of Francis Bacon or that boring drunk Dylan Thomas. You don't forget things like that. Jeffrey Bernard baconboreday Change image and share on social
A lot of girls annoy me who go to university - one girl told me she was going to Oxford because it was something to do between leaving school and getting married. And I've got to pay for that being an income tax payer. Jeffrey Bernard annoygirlhave share on social
But you've got to have money for comfort, which obviously doesn't matter as much when you're young, but even so. I always like to bloody eat well and be warm. Have a drink when I want it. Jeffrey Bernard bloodycomfortdrink Change image and share on social
One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard bethorserunaway Change image and share on social
The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I like cricket. Not a very good reason to want to go, but as good as any, I suppose. Jeffrey Bernard cricketgoodreason Change image and share on social
Oh, to me not drinking is like being dead, almost. I sit here taking endless journeys down memory lane. It gets boring. Jeffrey Bernard boredeaddrink Change image and share on social
There's nothing undignified about lying about all day and being waited on by servants, sipping bloody champagne. Jeffrey Bernard bloodychampagneday Change image and share on social
I don't remember ever being full of dislike and hatred for people, like some kids I've come across now. Jeffrey Bernard dislikefullhatred Change image and share on social
I have been commissioned to write an autobiography and I would be grateful to any of your readers who could tell me what I was doing between 1960 and 1974. Jeffrey Bernard autobiographycommissiongrateful Change image and share on social