42 Quotes by Colin Cotterill

A good communist,” the man had said, “does not let go of the plough halfway across the paddy and leave the buffalo to find its own direction. He eats with her, tends to her injuries, and sleeps with her until the job is done.” Siri had resisted the temptation to spread the word that the Party was advocating bestiality.

I FIND THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FAIL TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES.

I am an advisor to prime ministers and presidents – a man loved and admired by the masses. I deserve my house and, damn it, I should be allowed to decide what I do with it. If I so wish to cover it in ice cream and lick it, that is my prerogative.’ Mr.

Very soon he’ll be well enough to roll about in mud, eat worms, and walk aimlessly around Nam Poo Fountain again.’ ‘I’m sure he doesn’t see it as aimless. We all have different goals. His are achievable.

The current philosophy was that Buddha was a communist.

Dtui with her laundry-bin build was off the scale. There were no suitors queuing at her door. They wouldn’t have to dig deep to find her kindness and humour, but they didn’t even bring a spade.

Sarcasm,” he said, “is like throwing a stick at your enemy when you’ve run out of bullets.” Siri.

His jacket was a little too large and his choice of tie made you think he didn’t have a wife at home, at least not a fully sighted one.

Somchai Asanajinda says as long as your heart can still beat for one, it can always beat for two.