English Quote by Natasha Solomons

English teachers tend to put more thought in the books than the author did

— Anonymous

Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say…

— Julia Glass

“evening, they began to think that although he could never hope to be an Englishman, still it would be hard to visit that affliction…

— Charles Dickens

Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems, not so much.

— Glen Duncan

Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears.

— Anonymous

I'm not very good at standard English.

— James Nesbitt

While we like to think queueing is unique to British culture, the truth is that we are mere amateurs. The old Soviet Union turned…

— Julia Hartley-Brewer

I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.

— Bat for Lashes

No, I didn't forget Samoan - I understand it when you talk to me but, you know, to put phrases together I sound like…

— Junior Seau

The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked…

— Paul Theroux

“New Englanders could be so brusque.”

— Cherise Sinclair

Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If…

— John Mellencamp