“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.”

“If the poets offered us nothing more than another make-believe world, they would be mere sellers of drugs or, at best, sweetmeats.”

“The days on which one has been the most inquisitive are among the days on which one has been happiest.”

“Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasion...”

“The man who will not defend the honour of his cat cannot be trusted to defend anything.”

“A cat is only technically an animal, being divine.”

“Parenting is no sport for perfectionists.”

“It is naive to think that sport is above politics, that any kind of level playing field exists, or that sport allows the world to put its problems on hold.”

“Football combines the two worst features of American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.”