I turned down a knighthood. It would be like having to wear a suit every day of your life. — Alan Bennett
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. — Alan Bennett
Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception. — Alan Bennett
We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn’t obey the rules. — Alan Bennett
I’ve never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. — Alan Bennett