Quotes from John Crace

Happiness is a habit, it isn't something that comes with new clothes. It's something you have to work at. So, start smiling and get out and take some exercise

Just then a little lady appeared. 'Who are you?' said Dorothy. 'I am the Good Witch of the North,' the little lady replied, 'and if you put on the Wicked Witch's silver shoes . . .' 'I'll look like Lady Gaga.' '. . . you'll have magic powers. Now where would you like to go?' 'Anywhere that Andrew Lloyd Webber is not.

The Ukrainians voted for a comedian and got a leader. A man with an unerring moral compass. We in the UK also voted for a comedian and got exactly that. Except his act had long since stopped being funny. It never occurred to us that the world was going to get this serious. First Covid. Then this.