The state is never so efficient as when it wants money.
Anthony Burgess (1917–1993) English novelist
(Attributed)
Quotations by:
Burgess, Anthony
Languages never stand still. Modern spelling crystallizes lost pronunciations: the visual never quite catches up with the aural.
Anthony Burgess (1917–1993) English novelist
A Mouthful of Air: Language, Languages … Especially English, ch. 21 “Sounds from the Past” (1992)
(Source)
No play is rubbish if it pleases and if it takes money at the door.