For, so long as there are interesting books to read, it seems to me that neither I nor anyone else for that matter, need be unhappy.

Selma Lagerlöf
  • Manchester to Edinburgh

    Manchester to Edinburgh

    I’ve made this journey, travelled on this train, from Manchester to Edinburgh, many, many times before. It must be the route I’ve travelled more than any other in the world. This is what I’m thinking about as I settle into…

  • A Friend’s A Friend

    A Friend’s A Friend

    If I learnt one thing in the past two years it was this: that friendships are important, even in adulthood, and worth the investment of our finite time and energy. Adolescence (I remembered while I was writing my previous post)…