I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz.

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I also found being called Sir rather silly.

I also found being called Sir rather silly.

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court,...

If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court,...

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to...

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to...

One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.

One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.

A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of...

A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of...

It's so easy for propaganda to work, and dissent to be mocked.

It's so easy for propaganda to work, and dissent to be mocked.

There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved...

There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved...

Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as...

Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as...

I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what...

I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what...

Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.

Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.

One's life has many compartments.

One's life has many compartments.

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had...

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had...

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who...

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who...

Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of...

Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of...

There are some good rules and there are some lousy rules.

There are some good rules and there are some lousy rules.

There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for...

There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for...

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found...

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found...

My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was...

My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was...