‘Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realised what it was that I loved about Britain – which is to say, all of it…’
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‘I only know that I am alone – horribly alone…’
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‘A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That’s all any room is’
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‘Books are the mirrors of the soul…’
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‘I desire no future that will break the ties of the past…’
Book Review: Closing Time
‘For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive….’
Book Review: The Other Side of Truth
‘The truth is the truth. How can I write what’s untrue?’
Book Review: The Moon is Down
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Book Review: Shakespeare – The World as Stage
‘We all recognise a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at once the best known and least known of figures…’
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