10 great Tom Sharpe quotes 4) There's nothing worse than an introspective drunk. The Wilt Alternative, 1979 5) I don't want to learn the language. I don't want to hear what the price of meat is. (Sharpe's response when asked if he had learnt Spanish. He moved to Llafranc in 2004). 6) I have yet to meet a liberal who can withstand the attrition of prolonged discussion of the unessentials. Porterhouse Blue, 1974 7) Grub Street, and proud of it. Where people write without hypocrisy for money. The Great Pursuit, 1977 8) I don't consider myself bald, I'm just taller than my hair. 9) What sort of books do you think the public are going to read if you don't give them what they want? 10) Dedication: The South African police force whose lives are dedicated to the preservation of western civilisation in southern Africa. Sharpe's ironic dedication to Riotous Assembly, 1971, which criticised western attitudes in South Africa.