“Here I sit, beneath the large window of a first-floor Georgian flat, e...” — Matt Roper Quote

“Here I sit, beneath the large window of a first-floor Georgian flat, exploring the corridors of my sordid imagination for comedic words of beauty.”

“I like a decent funeral, and God knows in my family we've seen enough of them. Looking through family photographs now is like watching an episode of 'Dad's Army.'”

“Successful writers say you should never work from a desk with a view, and the view I have from this one is a huge distraction. There's a garden bursting with fresh vegetation, and just beyond the high wall at the end of it, I can see the sign of the local pub across the road. Distractions, eh? I'm so easily led.”

“Waterboarding should never be used as an interrogation tool. It is beneath our values.”

“All one has to do is look at old footage of the firebombing of Dresden during World War II and think of the people beneath those bombs. It's horrific.”

“I shoot just one moment at a time... These moments are beneath the threshold of perception.”