Patrick Sky quotes

  • I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.

  • Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

  • There is no future for a people who deny their past.

  • Get up now and go and find Robert Kilroy-Silk. Smile in a warm, friendly sort of way, then punch him on the nose. Now go and find Robert on television, despite my best endeavours, this is still relatively easy to do. Wait for a close-up, same smile, and punch him on the nose. If you followed the instructions carefully, you will have noticed a distinct difference. On the one hand, you were suffused with a sense of public-spirited righteousness; on the other, you're probably dribbling blood. That's the difference between reality in life and reality on television.

  • The brands with which we surround ourselves prop us up, make us feel sexy and beautiful, when in reality we're pretty dumpy creatures.

  • I'd like to set things straight, a few more people should be pulling their weight.

  • I leave a lot out when I tell the truth

  • A writer's job is to tell the truth.

  • Outing is a nasty word for telling the truth.

  • It has always been desirable to tell the truth, but seldom if ever necessary.

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