Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world. – 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
Ive noticed that my resolutions involve me not doing stuff that I wasnt going to do anyway so heres something more positive. Im going to retrain as a Latin teacher in a provincial public school. – Arthur Smith
The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and Ive often found myself following in their footsteps – although perhaps not all of their footsteps since a typical walk for Samuel T. Coleridge might last two days and cover 145km. – Arthur Smith