“Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: travel
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Reading the play at home, however fulfilling,
“Reading the play at home, however fulfilling, can never be the vivacious experience that Shakespeare intended.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: home
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Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing
“Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: funny
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It was Julie Burchill who decreed that,
“It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: age
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I am 54 and age is slowly
“I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: age
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Reading the play at home, however fulfilling,
“Reading the play at home, however fulfilling, can never be the vivacious experience that Shakespeare intended.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: experience
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Travel books are, by and large, boring.
“Travel books are, by and large, boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact, fiction and autobiography.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: travel
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It is more interesting to be compared
“It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: famous
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The real change that paintings undergo is
“The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer.”
— Arthur Smith
Author: Arthur Smith
Category: change
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