Arthur Smith Quotes
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The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer.
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I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.
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Sometimes it's good to do something that you've never done before, so yesterday, I went out to buy Elton John's new album.
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The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact.
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It's the time of year when the literati give advice on what we should be reading on our summer holidays. These terrifying lists often leave me appalled at my own ignorance, but also suspicious about the pretension of their advocates.
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It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.
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Sky and clouds and trees and little figures relaxing in the perfect rural rhythm of their surroundings: these are the staples of a Gainsborough landscape.
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I've noticed that my resolutions involve me not doing stuff that I wasn't going to do anyway so here's something more positive. I'm going to retrain as a Latin teacher in a provincial public school.