‘The complexities of the English language are such that even native speakers cannot always communicate effectively…’
Book Review: Mother Tongue – The Story of the English Language
Book Review: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
‘If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self—himself—he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it…’
Book Review: Meet Me in the Bathroom – Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City
‘Failure is the best. After you fail, you’re free…’
Book Review: This Is Going to Hurt – Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
‘The depth of the lows is the price you pay for the height of the highs…’
Book Review: Heart of Darkness
Book Review: Jane Eyre
‘I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will’
Book Review: Fahrenheit 451
‘See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories…’
Book Review: Never Let Me Go
‘All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma…’
Book Review: Pride & Prejudice
‘There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well…’
Book Review: Notes from a Small Island
‘Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realised what it was that I loved about Britain – which is to say, all of it…’
