One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to try and tell them.
Alan BennettIt's subjunctive history. You know, the subjunctive? The mood used when something may or may not have happened. When it is imagined.
Alan BennettTo read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish.
Alan Bennett