Alan Smith

“Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite”
― Iain Banks, Dead Air

“I am by nature an optimist and by intellectual conviction a pessimist.”
― William Golding

“I think I've discovered the secret of life -- you just hang around until you get used to it.”
― Charles Schultz

“Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web