In general, Hitler embodied the view of any popular newspaper.

I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them.

We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us.

In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all.

I'm not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help.

It is remarkable how easily children and grown-ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics.

I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.