“Nearly all children have a feeling for rhythm in words, for the delica...” — Louis MacNeice Quote

“Nearly all children have a feeling for rhythm in words, for the delicate pattern of nursery rhymes. Many adults have lost this feeling and, if they read verse at all, demand a far cruder music than that which they once appreciated.”

“Wyndham Lewis is basically a pessimist, thinking of human beings as doomed animals or determinist machines. His theory of satire is based on this view, and he finds plenty of evidence to support it in contemporary practice.”

“Broadcasting is plastic; while it can ape the press, it can also emulate the arts.”

“Every day, I get e-mails from kids who want a tree - a world away from the adult world.”

“Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.”

“What men don't want, in fact what anyone who's any sort of thrill-seeking, intelligent adult doesn't want, is some crushing bore describing their emotions in real time every waking hour.”