Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books.
Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a very civilized attitude in 1948. - Simon Raven
Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a very civilized attitude in 1948.
- Simon Raven
Art for art's sake, money for God's sake. - Simon Raven
Art for art's sake, money for God's sake.
Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal. - Simon Raven
Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.
...dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about which they remain silent in the full light of the sun. - Simon Raven
...dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about which they remain silent in the full light of the sun.
I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do. - Simon Raven
I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do.
And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich r… - Simon Raven
And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich r…
Since life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better. - Simon Raven
Since life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.
... life is short and the world is wide - Simon Raven
... life is short and the world is wide
Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundre… - Simon Raven
Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundre…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion