It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted.

Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.

Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.

Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.

History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.

People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.

I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.

And I think it was the outline of that church tower at Belaugh against the sky which gave me a passion for churches so that every church I've past since I've wanted to stop and look in.

And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date.

Topography is one of my chief themes in my poetry, about the country, the suburbs and the seaside. Then there comes love... and increasingly; the fear of death.

Hymns are the poetry of the people.

By the time I turned fifteen, Communism had become my religion.

The more a victory cost, the more it was esteemed.

Strength on its own in a woman is quite abrasive and not terribly attractive all the time.

Now so many really good groups who have had a first major hit can't get a deal for a second one.

When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.

The normal Hollywood approach is to have a super-charged production company and then go to the studios for distribution and marketing.

We decided long ago that we didn't want Chipotle's success to be tied to the exploitation of animals, farmers, or the environment, but the engagement of our customers.

The eye and brain are not like a fax machine, nor are there little people looking at the images coming in.

Solitude either develops the mental power, or renders men dull and vicious.

I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.