There’s only one difference between published and unpublished writers, and it is this -- the first group see their work in print on the shelves of Waterstone’s or Tesco or online at Amazon; the second group are yet to have physical evidence of the hours, weeks, years spent fashioning words into their patterns. You are already a writer.

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

Too often I am jealous and my jealousy leads me to say things-things-that I regret.

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.

History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places.

Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.

One cannot always marry the person one loves.