Attention, politicians! “Political speeches are not supposed to say anything important. The perfect political speech expresses a lot of noble but very vague sentiments in extremely high-flown language. That’s what brings out the votes.”
Freddy and Simon the Dictator
And my favourite, and one that has saved my bacon more than once through the years: “In his experience as a detective, Freddy had found that those who are always protesting that they have nothing to hide – were usually concealing some pretty awful stuff.”
- Freddy and the Men from Mars
Who knew that a pig could pack so much wisdom? But one porker – Freddy – is a gold-mine of tips about life and people and getting by with grace. Freddy is fictional, of course, the creation of the late Walter R. Brooks. The 26 books in his ‘Freddy the Pig’ series are a treasure trove – not only of tips – but of great storytelling, too. The enduring value of the series is such that Freddy has his own fan club – ‘Friends of Freddy’. Overlook Press, which has reprinted the series, has also released a small tome entitled The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy (and his Friends .
