Hymns are the poetry of the people.

Norfolk would not be Norfolk without a church tower on the horizon or round a corner up a lane. We cannot spare a single Norfolk church. When a church has been pulled down the country seems empty or is like a necklace with a jewel missing.

Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.

I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.

And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date.

History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.

I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score.