“The fact that the Hegnish have absolutely no interest in any people except themselves can also cause offense, or even rage. Foreigners… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“I certainly didn't concur with Edward on everything, but I was damned if I would hear him abused without saying a word.… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The myth that the island of Britain was the God-given property of Welsh-speaking peoples stolen by the Saxons meant that the Welsh… — Simon Brooks Copy Share Image
“You know I am too English to get up a vehement friendship all at once.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“(But he could not bring himself to say he loved her; not in so many words.)” — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“The newspaper was always behind the news, not in front. You shouldn't ever go to the papers for information. They usually printed… — George Lamming Copy Share Image
“Peter Pastmaster and the absurdly youthful colonel of the new force were drawing up a list of suitable officers in Bratts Club.… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“It's a shithole but at least I can get a decent brew.' How very British, I thought to myself.” — Kerry Daynes Copy Share Image