"The twentieth century saw the emergence of a Churchless Mission and a Missionless Church"

“The innocence of childhood is like the innocence of a lot of animals.”

“At the drabber moments of my life (swilling some excrement from the steps, for instance, or rooting with a bent coat-hanger down a blocked sink) thoughts occur like 'I bet Tom Stoppard doesn't have to do this' or There is no doubt David Hare would have deputed this to an underling'.”

“If men can be made to understand that society, with its rigid codes and stratifications, is in its confused infancy rather than in the apex of its development; if they can be made to understand that the conflicts and contradictions of society can only be resolved by scientific long-range planning-then we will succeed in maintaining what civilization we have and drive onward to greater culture.”

“You have to be resilient.”

“A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to.”

Source : "Fictional character: Jiminy Cricket". "Pinocchio", www.imdb.com. 1940.

“Half-truths are the devil's IOUs.”

“I love London. I know it's an old saying but there's always something to do, so much so that when you live here you end up not actually doing much!”

Source : Interview with Ryan Ormonde, www.londoncalling.com. November 21, 2015.

“Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.”