It is not enough just to identify a problem; there are plenty of people who were very skilled at pointing out what was wrong with the world, but they were not always so adept at working out how these things could be righted.

Who can't like pigs? They're wonderful creatures! I've always liked pigs.

The telling of a story, like virtually everything in this life, was always made all the easier by a cup of tea.

Our minds can come up with the most entertaining possibilities, if we let them. But most of the time, we keep them under far too close a check.

I have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one.

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.

I'm very interested in tea. I wouldn't mind being involved in some aspect of the tea industry.