“Real is better, The truth is better. Painful but better.”

“If my like for you was a football crowd, youd be deaf cause of the roar. And if my like for you was a boxer, thered be a dead guy lying on the floor. And if my like for you was sugar, youd lose you...”

“Asking's the easy bit. Then there's everything that comes after.”

“The stars are on the inside. They are effing beautiful.”

“If you don't want a generation of robots, fund the arts!”

“If my like for you was a footy crowd, you'd be deaf cos of the roar.And if my like for you were a boxer, there'd be a dead guy lying on the floor.And if my like for you were sugar, you'd lose your ...”

“How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.”

“Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied.”

“What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever.”