“The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buo...” — Paul Muldoon Quote

“The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I'm sometimes interested in how much one can get away with.”

“Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have not really consciously developed over the years - because we were having such a good time.”

“I love adventure stories.”

“There's a way forward by not relying on the old cliches.”

“Being a dad you realise that it's not about you any more. All the cliches are true I think.”

“What I am is something unbearable for the world of journalism and the world of cliches. I'm a realist.”