A. N. Wilson

The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability. ”

I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death. ”

Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me. ”

The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind. ”

A busybody's work is never done. ”

I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table. ”

It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share. ”

It is remarkable how easily children and grown-ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics. ”