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61 " Toby was rendered momentarily speechless. Was the minister out of his mind? Was this man seriously suggesting that political debate should return to the days of actual discussion of the issues? Was he literally raving tonto? "
― Ben Elton , Identity Crisis
62 " It was as if food had been in monochrome and had suddenly appeared for the first time in colour. "
― Ben Elton , Time and Time Again
63 " He had his own YouTube channel and a track available on iTunes. That sort of life profile carries a lot of cultural capital in a room full of middle-class white people in a permanent state of agony over their privilege. "
64 " No, not A reason. Reason itself. I want to work something out in my own mind. I want to arrive at a conclusion because I've thought it through, not because I've been told to believe it. "
― Ben Elton , Blind Faith
65 " Matlock knew he should understand what that meant. He knew he should be able to work out what ‘straight’ meant when referring to a woman who was biologically male. He took a guess. "
66 " Never consider the bigger picture, because if you do you’ll just give up. If you’re hanging on a precipice, there’s no point worrying that the precipice is in a desert five days from water. Just get out of the precipice, then worry about the water. "
67 " I thought we’d done with that. Who’s the celebrity this time?’ ‘Samuel Pepys. "
68 " The classic private bitterness of the public zealot. A man who wanted to take out his own inadequacy on other people. And "
69 " I want to convict Samuel Pepys in a court of law,’ Cressida said, ‘and I want that court to impose an appropriate, if theoretical, prison sentence on him. "
70 " Let’s prove that humanity is basically made up of nasty, spiteful, self-interested, mean-spirited CUNTS. Whatever their gender or their precious fucking sexuality, they’re all cunts. We’re all cunts. Let’s get out there and shatter the fucking rainbow! "