Merrily’s most recent Quotables

The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counter-intuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.

My name is Stephen 'My bottom is a treasure house' Fry.

Shut up, I'm having a rhetorical conversation.

The sort of twee person who thinks swearing is in any way a sign of a lack of education or of a lack of verbal interest is just f*cking lunatic.

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.