25 Quotes by Ian Martin

Ever met a sympathetic doctor? No ways. They’re always impatient, glancing at the watch, calculating the price of your sickness against the price of another pair of shoes for the bitch wife with the reluctant cunt.

You never know what’s lurking in the bloodstream, or skulking under the foreskin, or squatting in the liver, or flitting hither and thither from branch to branch in the bronchial forest.

Religion and nationalism? I defecate on the altar of religious conviction, and wipe my arse on the flag of national pride.

The people of East Timor, whatever side of the issue they are on, are determined to have their say in this ballot.

One would expect them to be respectful of United Nations standards in their conduct at home.

What I hear is not the message I would like to hear from the government, that peaceful protests is a right and should be upheld and security forces should use only absolute minimum force in maintaining law and order.

It is a tragedy for the people of Nepal that full-scale conflict has now resumed.

We have been told by police that around 70 people have been arrested. We have not yet had access to them in detention but we are seeking it.

We have witnessed a worrying trend of excessive use of force.