Some of the most untidy writers have also been the most productive. Iris Murdoch, for instance, wrote a good 30 books in a house strewn with rubbish. Craig Brown Read Quote
Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful Game is in fact quite the opposite. It is badly designed and riddled with flaws. Craig Brown Read Quote
Personally, I belong to the speedy school of golf. If it were left up to me, I would introduce a new rule that said every golf ball has to stay in motion from the moment it leaves the tee to the moment it plops into the hole, thus obliging each player to run along after his ball and give it another whack before it stops rolling. Craig Brown Read Quote
As a rough rule of thumb, I would say the smaller the pond, the more belligerent the fish. Craig Brown Read Quote
In its heyday, the blazer had come to symbolise a kind of conventional decency. Yacht club commodores and school bursars wore blazers. People who played bowls wore blazers. Craig Brown Read Quote
A decent beard has long been the number one must-have fashion item for any fugitive from justice. Craig Brown Read Quote
My father, a captain in the 5th Battalion of the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, landed in Normandy the day after D-Day. Craig Brown Read Quote
The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another. Craig Brown Read Quote
Traditionally, wake-up calls are meant to wake you up rather than send you to sleep: the clue is in the wording. But those who talk of wake-up calls tend to have an easy-going way with words. Craig Brown Read Quote
Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board shut and upset all the letters over the floor. Craig Brown Read Quote
