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I have no particular interest in antiquities or antiques, but I like things to meet a certain aesthetic.

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That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more.

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You must never aspire to 'finish' a house, you can merely hope to start it, and from then on it's an evolutionary process.

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I wouldn't mind someone lobbing hand grenades at me, but having to reset the timer on the video recorder puts me into a blood-spitting frenzy.

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The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

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Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.

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In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church. We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.

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My wife and I both love cooking - I am an advanced male - so we argue about who gets to rustle up dinner.

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It is sometimes easier to have furniture made than to find things.

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I have a character failing. I am quite incapable of identifying with anything whole-heartedly. Whatever I am doing, I am always planning to do something else. I would rather travel than arrive.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Critic

Born: October 13th, 1951

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