"Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made u..." — John Osborne

It is easy to answer the ultimate questions - it saves you bothering with the immediate ones.

The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say - or their beliefs - or sex.

There's no such thing as failure - just waiting for success.

In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea.