I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

Quote by Alan Bennett

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Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The...

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The...

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks...

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks...

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

My films are about embarrassment.

My films are about embarrassment.

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey...

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey...

I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was...

I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was...

I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to...

I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody...

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity...

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is...

It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is...

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits...

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations,...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations,...