Characters Are The Key To A Good

I Think People Are More In Contact Now With The Consequences Of War Than They've Been For A Very Long Time. And That's What Amazes Me When Sometimes Politicians Seem To Forget Their History. They Don't Look And Re-learn About What Has Happened Before. Maybe They Haven't Got The Memory, Maybe They're Already Too Young, But You Can See How We Become Puffed Up, And How We As A Nation Rise So Quickly If We're Not Careful.

Wars Become History All Too Soon And Are Forgotten All Too Soon As Well, Before The Lessons Can Be Learned.

There Is The Myth That Writing Books For Children Is Easier Than Writing Books For Grownups, Whereas We Know That Truly Great Books For Children Are Works Of Genius, Whether It's 'alice In Wonderland' Or The 'gruffalo' Or 'northern Lights.' When It's A Great Book, It's A Great Book, Whether It's For Children Or Not.

Animals Are Sentient, Intelligent, Perceptive, Funny And Entertaining. We Owe Them A Duty Of Care As We Do To Children.

I Think There's Something About Studying A Book Which Will Kill It If You're Not Careful.