Leisure Choices Quotes

I've never stayed in a tent or a caravan in my life, and I never joined the Boy Scouts. I don't see the point of going on holiday to enjoy less comfort than I have at home.

It's easier to sit and watch TV than it is to get up and read a book.

If I had to choose and had one week's holiday, I stay at home. But if I am at home and have nothing to do and have a choice, then I go rallying.

I don't really like to go out to clubs or anything. It's just not my style. I'd much rather go to a dive bar or a local place.

And if our book consumption remains as low as it has been, at least let us admit that it is because reading is a less exciting pastime than going to the dogs, the pictures or the pub, and not because books, whether bought or borrowed, are too expensive.

I love skiing. What on earth have I been doing on a beach all this time? I mean, that's for morons - you can get sunburn and really damage yourself.

A book's alright when the weather's foul and there's nothing else to do, but why sit and read when the wind is calling your name?

A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course to practice. Sometimes they'd come from the beach at dark to pick me up at the course.

I enjoy writing. Would I rather be playing golf? No. Would I rather be fishing? No.