Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.
It doesn't matter how much of an asshole you are, there was always someone who thought you were cool.
If Iraq's weapons are weapons of mass destruction, surely ours are weapons of growth and nurturing.
Now, we're Americans. Technically, who is from this country? Only the Indians, who we graciously let dwell on their native casinos.
Don't yell at people. Stand up for what's right. Put yourself in the other persons place. Respect women. Don't take no for an answer. Laugh at yourself. Don't believe what you are told. Fall in love.
If you want to live in 'white world,' if you want to experience the stultifying boredom and penetrating ennui that homogeneity can bring, you can go to Canada any day of the year. It's an entire country named Doug.
Talking to the British about sex is like talking to Americans about reading. Nobody does it so why talk about it?
After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams' wedding.
I think for a lot of so-called post-colonial peoples, there's a feeling of not being quite legitimate, of not being pure enough.
Poetry comes out of an elite experience, the experience of people whose ears are opened to the song of the universe.
We did talk about cheese on our first date.