I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.

When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system.