“Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index.”

Burchill (1992) in The Spectator. 16 January 1992; cited in: Ned Sherrin (2008) Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations. p. 170

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