I'm sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.
Simplicity is a jewel rarely found.
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
Nothing is stronger than habit.
What is without periods of rest will not endure.
The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
The most stirring battle-poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged in the wrong direction.
You understand your place in it, and you feel an incredible love for everyone and everything, and you're just sublimely happy, and then you're suddenly jolted back to reality, and you've got to deal with the world as it is
When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.
Best thing to happen for a poet. A fine death, no? An impressive death.