Paul Theroux

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.

Fiction gives us the second chances that life denies us.

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.

Only the Liberal Democrats have probed the government's failings consistently, thoroughly and effectively.

I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Extras' and also 'The Trip.' That had all the nuances of friendship and finding things out about their lives without it being too much plot-driven.