So when I studied history at Cambridge, I did a special subject in that, exactly that. And then actually that - while I was studying it was where I came across the so-called incident of the satanic verses. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
It [Cambridge] wasn't a holy grail in the sense that I'd never been to Cambridge. But then, when I did go, the contrast between Leeds, which was very black and sooty in those days, and Cambridge, which seemed like something… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
![“It [Cambridge] wasn't a holy grail in the sense that I'd never been to Cambridge. But then, when I did go, the contrast between Leeds, which was very black and sooty in those days, and Cambridge, which seemed like something out of a fairystory, in the grip of a hard frost, was just wonderful.” quote by Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/838/alan-bennett-1922_black_it-cambridge-wasn-t-a-holy-grail-in-the_892083.jpg)