We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us.

There's no black and no white, just shades of grey...But the small betrayals lead to bigger ones, morality is eroded.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

Library campaigners are not prepared to stand by and watch something they cherish be dismantled brick by brick.

There is no pattern the human mind can devise that does not exist already within the bounds of nature...Everything we do, see, write, notate, all are an echo of the deep seams of the universe. Music is the invisible world made visible through sound.

Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do.

We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us.