Who was it that designed brown envelopes? I feel sure that he hated people whoever he was. I wonder where he's buried? - Tom Baker

Of course, for a lot of people, death was a welcome change. Grinding poverty takes the edge off most things, including life.

Being poor is a little like having an earache over a Bank Holiday. All you can think about is the pain and how long it will be before a healing hand can be found to take away the anguish.

One of the astounding qualities of that family was their capacity to fill innocent bystanders with thoughts of murder.