The first thing I hear when I wake up is the sea, which is so close to our house that its reflections… — Craig Brown Bedroom Copy Share Image
The British love of queuing and discomfort and being bossed around seems to have found a new outlet in the pop festival. — Craig Brown Around Copy Share Image
Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger. — Craig Brown Ask Copy Share Image
The only behaviour that is truly common is to avoid doing something because you think others might consider it common. — Craig Brown Avoid Copy Share Image
Like the periwig and the bowler bat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who… — Craig Brown Bat Copy Share Image
“One evening, at the time of the Six-Day War, I [Christopher Hitchens] had my wicked way with a lovely lady, who had… — Craig Brown Christopher-hitchens Copy Share Image
When I tell people I don't own a mobile phone and wouldn't know how to text, they react as though I have… — Craig Brown How Copy Share Image
“another of their acquaintances finds himself mesmerised by the way that he 'always had something of ... rivetting stupidity to say on… — Craig Brown Elizabeth taylor Copy Share Image
Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of… — Craig Brown Became Copy Share Image
Many people see the chance to eat something for nothing, without the need to cook or wash up, as the great consolation… — Craig Brown Chance Copy Share Image
When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for… — Craig Brown Aged Copy Share Image
Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first… — Craig Brown Aim Copy Share Image
Alan Whicker may be the last Briton to have worn a silver-buttoned blazer with complete confidence. — Craig Brown Alan Copy Share Image
The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another. — Craig Brown Another Copy Share Image
You might think that religion was the one area in which professional jealousy would take a back seat. But no: ecclesiastical memoirs… — Craig Brown Any Copy Share Image
In real life, nothing would be more tedious than trailing around after two strangers as they went house-hunting in Hertfordshire. But for… — Craig Brown After Copy Share Image
The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a… — Craig Brown About Copy Share Image
As life goes on, we accrue more and more loseable objects. Providence dictates that objects that are too large to lose, such… — Craig Brown Always Copy Share Image
One of the many joys of tongue-twisters is that they serve no purpose beyond fun. — Craig Brown Beyond Copy Share Image
All the wealthiest people in the U.S. seem compelled to brag about how humble they are. — Craig Brown About Copy Share Image
Women are more sensitive, more practical, more intelligent, more balanced, better able to deal with people, better cooks, better parents, better carers,… — Craig Brown Able Copy Share Image
Like many men who play tennis, when I hit a ball into the net, I tend to look daggers at my racket,… — Craig Brown Badly Copy Share Image
Traditionally, wake-up calls are meant to wake you up rather than send you to sleep: the clue is in the wording. But… — Craig Brown Calls Copy Share Image
Whenever television cameras are interviewing people in their homes, I tend to look over their shoulders and have a good snoop at… — Craig Brown Always Copy Share Image
