A masterful writer and rhetorician, and a prophetic voice against the very worst kinds of religious ideology. I will always remember his interview with Jeremy Paxman, in which he seemed more lucid than ever. He will be sadly missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-s9AyNQyCw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-s9AyNQyCw
"We had a kettle; we let it leak:
Our not repairing made it worse.
We haven't had any tea for a week...
The bottom is out of the Universe."
Rudyard Kipling
Our not repairing made it worse.
We haven't had any tea for a week...
The bottom is out of the Universe."
Rudyard Kipling