“Most people find they have to worry about money; if you don't ever, th...” — John Lanchester Quote

“Most people find they have to worry about money; if you don't ever, then in some fundamental way, you are cut off from most people.”

“Money is like poetry because both involve learning to communicate in a compressed language that packs a lot of meaning and consequence into the minimum semantic space.”

“My standard Nando's order is a chicken breast burger served 'medium,' which is still fairly spicy.”

“If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut. I'm really not upset.”

“Well, the tyranny of masculinity and the tyranny of patriarchy I think has been much more deadly to men than it has to women. It hasn't killed our hearts. It's killed men's hearts. It's silenced them; it's cut them off.”

“I did not like 'The Hurt Locker.' It's a lazy way to make a movie, frankly. I could put you on the edge of your seat quite easily, and have you feel the tension for 2 hours, if every other scene practically is, 'Should we cut the red wire or the green wire?'”