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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.
Arthur Smith -
The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact.
Arthur Smith
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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.
Arthur Smith -
An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.
Arthur Smith -
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.
Arthur Smith -
I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an immediate response from their audience; a laugh is a rare thing in a gallery.
Arthur Smith -
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.
Arthur Smith -
I'm an armchair kind of guy, especially when it's raining, which it always is and always will be.
Arthur Smith