When You're Writing About People That Are Not Very Well Off, You Seem To See The Kitchen Sink. So It Was A Bit Of A Sort Of Cosy Phrase That Got Used A Bit Too Much. - SearchQuotes

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When you're writing about people that are not very well off, you seem to see the kitchen sink. So it was a bit of a sort of cosy phrase that got used a bit too much.

Timothy West

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