88 Quotes by Craig Brown

Some of the most untidy writers have also been the most productive. Iris Murdoch, for instance, wrote a good 30 books in a house strewn with rubbish.

Like many men who play tennis, when I hit a ball into the net, I tend to look daggers at my racket, reproaching it for playing so badly when I myself have been trying so hard.

Like many men, I am highly skilled in the art of losing things but prefer to outsource the recovery process.

Like the periwig and the bowler bat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a smattering of self-consciousness, a touch of obstinacy, even a pinch of camp.

Michael Owen - he's got the legs of a salmon.

We'll definitely be ready by then. It's been a full-court press to get ready. We've been blessed by some very good weather and everybody, from the very beginning, has been singularly focused on completing the project by opening day.

When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for being the town with more oldies than any other. Aged ten, I felt slightly embarrassed by this, though I'm not sure why.

The only behaviour that is truly common is to avoid doing something because you think others might consider it common.

We're excited about the opportunity to host the Sally League meetings in Greenville, and look forward to taking the visiting team representatives on a tour of beautiful downtown Greenville and the new West End Stadium site.