An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

Freedom is from within.

The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Charity ... is the opium of the privileged.

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.

Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

Memory... is an internal rumour.

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.