The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living.

There's a perception that British pies suffer from mediocrity, and historically they have. We're trying to re-educate people about what pie is.

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.

The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living.

No one can say I didn't pay my dues in life.

[M]ost people go through life a wee bit disappointed in themselves. I think we all keep a memory of a moment when we missed someone or something, when we could have gone down another path, a happier or better or just a different path. Just because they're in the past doesn't mean you can't treasure the possibilities ... maybe we put down a marker for another time. And now's the time. Now we can do whatever we want to do.