--- title: "1 Books Home Quotes By Gary Kemp" description: "1 Books Home quotes by Gary Kemp. Plus more from Gary Kemp and more Books Home sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/gary-kemp-15911_about_we-never-had-books-at-home-but-my-dad-se_743342.png" --- > [We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/we-never-had-books-at-home-but-my-dad-seeing-how-keen-i-was-to-read/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/gary-kemp-15911_about_we-never-had-books-at-home-but-my-dad-se_743342.png) ## More by Gary Kemp > [Pop music should be about young people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/pop-music-should-be-about-young-people/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [Road cycling, especially up mountains. It's the heady mixture of endorphins and aesthetics that I love. My wife does it too, and being with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/road-cycling-especially-up-mountains-it-s-the-heady-mixture-of/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [It's always an honour doing anything for your country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/it-s-always-an-honour-doing-anything-for-your-country/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [My brother Martin is two years younger than me. There has never been any competition between us - clearly he was the good-looking one;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/my-brother-martin-is-two-years-younger-than-me-there-has-never-been/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/we-were-on-the-cover-of-women-s-wear-daily-which-was-hardly-rock-n/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [Why do I find it hard to write the next line?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/why-do-i-find-it-hard-to-write-the-next-line/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [I think my younger self would be more amazed to know I was doing an interview for 'The Spectator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/i-think-my-younger-self-would-be-more-amazed-to-know-i-was-doing-an/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [The thought of going on tour with people like Toyah Wilcox is just appalling. I'm certainly not tempted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/the-thought-of-going-on-tour-with-people-like-toyah-wilcox-is-just/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [I've been through Hell with some of the members of my old band, and Hell is highly stressful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/i-ve-been-through-hell-with-some-of-the-members-of-my-old-band-and/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/we-never-had-books-at-home-but-my-dad-seeing-how-keen-i-was-to-read/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [I've always thought that actors wanted to be pop musicians and pop musicians wanted to be actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/i-ve-always-thought-that-actors-wanted-to-be-pop-musicians-and-pop/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [I certainly wasn't a fan of Thatcher's politics. People liked to label us as children of Thatcher. What nonsense. The real children of Thatcher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/i-certainly-wasn-t-a-fan-of-thatcher-s-politics-people-liked-to-label/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [My life is routine-obsessed. I'm OCD, and if I'm not at home, I always get up early and exercise. I don't crash and burn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/my-life-is-routine-obsessed-i-m-ocd-and-if-i-m-not-at-home-i-always/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [Love is family, support, priority, and understanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/love-is-family-support-priority-and-understanding/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) > [I love my children unconditionally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kemp/i-love-my-children-unconditionally/) [Gary Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kemp/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books-home/gary-kemp/#itemlist", "name": "1 Books Home Quotes By Gary Kemp", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. 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