A university anywhere can aim no higher than to be as British as possible for the sake of the undergraduates, as German as possible for the sake of the public at large-and as confused as possible for the preservation of the whole uneasy balance.
“I might do 'X Factor' next year. It's looking good that I won't get the sack at Christmas.”
“Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.”