You realize that the first Bryan Ferry album was pretty good although at the time it seemed a bit cheesy.
Robyn Hitchcock
When you think about great teams, The Beatles and the Pythons immediately spring to mind. The Pythons were as much a part of their time as The... →
I'm not resigned, but I'm realistic too. The statistics in my case are very poor. Not many people come through esophageal cancer and live to... →
Christopher Hitchens
A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I'll be able to do that. I get for some reason somewhat... →
When I meet people who say - which they do all of the time - 'I must just tell you, my great aunt had cancer of the elbow and the doctors gave... →
When you hear people demanding that the Ten Commandments be displayed in courtrooms and schoolrooms, always be sure to ask which set. It works every... →
In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a... →
All the time, I've felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would... →
My favorite time in the cycles of public life is the time when the Pope is dead and they haven't elected a new one. There's no one in the... →
I have more than once in my time woken up feeling like death.