"Chrysomela: A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick"

"Our Gaelic language and culture has prevailed."

"English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal-water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete…"

"I was, however, more interested in steam engines than in electric ones. In other words, I was more romantic…"

"The only meat in the world sweeter, hotter, and pinker than Amanda's twat is Carolina barbecue."

"370. But more correctly: The fact that I use the word "hand" and all the other words in my sentence without…"

"A memoir for me means a person’s life story; if I was going to write my actual life story, I would condense…"