QUOTES OF THE WEEK

‘We’ve lost a genius.’

JK Rowling mourns the death of author Hilary Mantel at the age of 70.

‘Who should do it? I don’t care…’ Pierce Brosnan, pictured, tells GQ magazine he’s not really bothered about who the new 007 will be.

‘The “paella sandwich” for some is heresy, for others a violent attack on good taste.’

Spanish police officers in a tweet admonishing supermarket Tesco for using the traditional Valencian dish as a sandwich filling.

‘We will certainly use all the means at our disposal – this is not a bluff.’

Vladimir Putin warns the West he may resort to nuclear weapons in a major escalation of the war in Ukraine.

‘This is a hugely worrying development. In the entire Russian/Soviet history of the 20th and 21st centuries, there have been only three mobilisations: 1914, 1941 and now 2022. In two previous cases this resulted in World Wars One and Two.’

Yuri Felshtinsky, author of Blowing Up Ukraine: The Return Of Russian terror, on Putin’s military mobilisation.

‘To me it’s all about self-reflection. It’s about, you know, where have I gone wrong in my relationships? Where have I messed up?’

Brad Pitt on the inspiration for his art as an exhibition of his sculptures opens in Finland.