14 Quotes by Gilbert Adair

We "need" cancer because, by the very fact of its incurability, it makes all other diseases, however virulent, not cancer.

The earth is mankind’s ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it’s as though one of God’s checks has bounced.

We “need” cancer because, by the very fact of its incurability, it makes all other diseases, however virulent, not cancer.

He was also terrified that he hadn’t properly read the small print of their relationship. He forgot that true friendship is a contract in which there can be no small print.

Saying no, I thought, that has always been my forte, and no wonder, given that the stupidity of the world is rivalled only by its ugliness.