The problem lies not with genre but with formula, which consists of seeing genre conventions as restrictions rather than mere guidelines, ends in themselves rather than possibilities.

The best indicator of a man's philosophy is not what he reads or says, but the way in which he lives his life, the way in which he acts.

It was rather difficult to throw a game when you had no idea what you were doing to win it in the first place.

We are all fools with our sons. We wipe them and suckle them and all we expect is for them to be grateful to the end of their days.

I think politics is extremely funny in and of itself.

The composition of a common world would be the definition of politics.

Never plan a picnic' Father said. 'Plan a dinner, yes, or a house, or a budget, or an appointment with the dentist, but never, never plan a picnic.

Equity, dignity, happiness, sustainability - these are all fundamental to our lives but absent in the GDP.

Turning music into digital was just a con, a record-company con.

"There is no disputing about tastes," says the old saw. In my experience there is little else.

Scarcely a tear to shed; Hardly a word to say; The end of a Summer's day; Sweet Love is dead.