良好的教养在于隐藏我们对自己较佳的评价，以及隐藏我们对他人较差的评价。

在古典音乐中，传统既是我们最宝贵的资产，也是最沉重的负担。

我不是那种会让对我热情的爱减少的人。

在诗歌的花园里，每一朵花都是一个词，每一个词都是一朵花。

Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.

A thief is a poor man's best friend.

"I wanted to write about the Windrush generation because their story is part of British history, but it's a story that hasn't been told enough."