"Oh, oh, very badly. I would love to start again but maybe I’m too old"

“English students don't spend much time on their studies. They're more interested in partying and having fun.”

“Being a friendly neighbour has always been the keystone of community life and just saying “hello” can sometimes make a huge difference”

“Poetry is like time travel, and poems take us to the heart of the matter”

“What I have learned from my travels is that by listening at least as much as we speak, and by trying to understand before we act, we perhaps stand a better chance of coming up with the right answers…”

“As a half-resident of Wiltshire I feel very loyal to the county.”

“Reading is exciting. Reading is fun. Reading is cool. There is nothing quite like the thrill of opening a book and being drawn into another world to meet new people and to discover their stories - it’s like making new friends”