Like many men who play tennis, when I hit a ball into the net, I tend to look daggers at my racket, reproaching it for playing so badly when I myself have been trying so hard. — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
The first thing I hear when I wake up is the sea, which is so close to our house that its reflections from the… — Craig Brown Copy Share
The British love of queuing and discomfort and being bossed around seems to have found a new outlet in the pop festival. — Craig Brown Copy Share
Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger. — Craig Brown Copy Share
The only behaviour that is truly common is to avoid doing something because you think others might consider it common. — Craig Brown Copy Share
Like the periwig and the bowler bat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in… — Craig Brown Copy Share
“One evening, at the time of the Six-Day War, I [Christopher Hitchens] had my wicked way with a lovely lady, who had earlier intimated… — Craig Brown Copy Share
When I tell people I don't own a mobile phone and wouldn't know how to text, they react as though I have just confessed… — Craig Brown Copy Share
“another of their acquaintances finds himself mesmerised by the way that he 'always had something of ... rivetting stupidity to say on any subject'.” — Craig Brown Copy Share
Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of this, it… — Craig Brown Copy Share
Many people see the chance to eat something for nothing, without the need to cook or wash up, as the great consolation of going… — Craig Brown Copy Share
When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for being the… — Craig Brown Copy Share
Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to… — Craig Brown Copy Share
Alan Whicker may be the last Briton to have worn a silver-buttoned blazer with complete confidence. — Craig Brown Copy Share
The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another. — Craig Brown Copy Share
