Give me the new thing and give it to me now. I don't want that old thing - I've seen it, heard… — Arthur Smith Bored Copy Share Image
I myself am pathetically impressed when I meet writers of very long novels. How can they spend so many hundreds of hours… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners. — Arthur Smith Age Copy Share Image
I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of… — Arthur Smith Crime Copy Share Image
It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance. — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself… — Arthur Smith Caring Copy Share Image
It is London fashion week, and once again I haven't been invited to any shows. This is upsetting given my well-known love… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
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.… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
Sky and clouds and trees and little figures relaxing in the perfect rural rhythm of their surroundings: these are the staples of… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
It's the time of year when the literati give advice on what we should be reading on our summer holidays. These terrifying… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in… — Arthur Smith Beloved Copy Share Image
I've been trekking the hills and lanes of the British countryside for nearly four decades now and I've come to associate my… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them… — Arthur Smith Brain Copy Share Image
My sister-in-law believes that few narratives are so tightly constructed that you can't skip boring bits and still keep abreast of what's… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and I've often found myself following in their footsteps - although perhaps not all of… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.' — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
When synchronised swimming first appeared on TV, we laughed very heartily, and I, for one, applauded the decision to introduce humour into… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
