I can remember picking up weighty tomes on the history of science and the history of philosophy and reading those when I was small.

I never read in bed, only in my study.

I can remember picking up weighty tomes on the history of science and the history of philosophy and reading those when I was small.

I enjoyed reading and learning at school, and at university I enjoyed extending my reading and learning. Once I left Cambridge, I went to Yale as a fellow. I spent two years there. After that, George Gale made me literary editor of 'The Spectator.

All cities are impressive in their way, because they represent the aspiration of men to lead a common life; those people who wish to live agreeable lives, and in constant intercourse with one another, will build a city as beautiful as Paris.

People are much more interesting than people realise.

There is no humiliation worse than the consciousness of a wasted life. It stains the spirit, forestalls hope, and destroys any motive for action or change.