Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them. – Ben Elton
People who get through life dependent on other peoples possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count. – Ben Elton
I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition – and I have never suffered from it. – Ben Elton
If only the strength of the love that people feel when it is reciprocated could be as intense and obsessive as the love we feel when it is not then marriages would be truly made in heaven. – Ben Elton
When youve been raised in care, rap music isnt just about guns and sexism. Theyre talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. Its not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that. – Samantha Morton