Television was not intended to make human beings vacuous, but it is an emanation of their vacuity. – Malcolm Muggeridge
I have had my television aerials removed. It is the moral equivalent of a prostate operation. – Malcolm Muggeridge
The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society. – Malcolm Muggeridge
I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled in big rooms, so they can live through something collectively. I prefer my reader to take my poem and have a one-on-one relationship with it. – Wislawa Szymborska