The Islam of the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century was a poor thing. Nobody bothered about it. Islam was that funny sort of pure system of beliefs that depressed people in the Middle East held as their religion. – John Keegan
The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, youve immediately halved the odds of it not being funny. – Steve Coogan
I have been thinking about the notion of perfect love as being without fear, and what that means for us in a world thats becoming increasingly xenophobic, tortured by fundamentalism and nationalism. – Bell Hooks
In five years time Id like to be a mum. I want to settle down and have a family, definitely sooner rather than later. Id like to have finished my second album too, maybe even my third. Id like a sound that sticks around that other people are inspired by and that people know is me. – Adele
