I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face. – Arthur Smith
Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. – Arthur Smith
Travel books are, by and large, boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact, fiction and autobiography. – Arthur Smith
The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but thats about it. – Arthur Smith