A. N. Wilson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton, and the great booming of Tom tolling 101 times at 9 pm at Christ Church are inextricably interwoven with memories and regrets and lost joys. The sound almost sends me mad, so intense are the feelings it evokes.”

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

“If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.”

“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.”

“I think that if you can't be loyal to the Church, it's best to get out.”

“'In Memoriam' has been my companion for all my grownup life.”

“IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.”

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