Pride is the deadliest of sins, but I was bursting with pride.

As far as the physical miseries go, I am sure I will cope. I lived at Eton in the 1950s and I know all about life in uncomfortable quarters.

If you find an Australian indoors, it's a fair bet that he will have a glass in his hand.

Breaking a glass in the northwest is rather like belching in Arabia, for it appears to be done as a mark of appreciation or elation.

If you asked her (Margaret Thatcher) about Sinai, she would probably think it was the plural for sinus.

I personally believe a crucial ingredient in rehabilitation is to admit that you completely screwed up.

One way to be sure you are not making the wrong decision, is to lookvertically upwards

I'm perfectly natural the way I am. Why can't you humans ever understand that I might not want to be afflicted with gender?

In the mental disturbance and effort of writing, what sustains you is the certainty that on every page there is something left unsaid.

There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by pop culture.

Of all the anti-social vested interests the worst is the vested interest in ill-health.

The private sector is creating a miracle a day, even as the stuff that government attempts is failing left and right.

I could see he was having problems taking my punches. I had no problem taking his.

Denial of one appetite sharpens the others.

I've been passionate about two things in my life. One was Christina Alibrandi. The other is Josephine Alibrandi.

Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave.