We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me cheesed off. Alan Bennett cheesechilddicken Change image and share on social
Life is generally something that happens elsewhere. Alan Bennett generallylife Change image and share on social
Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching. Alan Bennett glasslifeside Change image and share on social
Teachers need to feel they are trusted. They must be allowed some leeway to use their imagination; otherwise, teaching loses all sense of wonder and excitement. Alan Bennett allowexcitementfeel Change image and share on social
Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key. Alan Bennett boxkeylife Change image and share on social
Full-blooded romantic love I wouldn't be able to write about. Alan Bennett bloodfulllove Change image and share on social
I can't complain that I've had a public all through my writing life, but people don't quite know what I've written. People don't read you too closely. Perhaps, after I've died, they'll look at my stuff, and read it through, and find there's more in it. That may be wrong, but that's what I comfort myself with. Alan Bennett closelycomfortcomplain share on social
I have no nickname, as there has never been any need for one. Alan Bennett nickname Change image and share on social
I don't want to see libraries close; I want to find local solutions that will make them sustainable. Alan Bennett closefindlibrary Change image and share on social
I'm more socialist certainly than New Labour - I'm very old Labour, really. Alan Bennett laboursocialist Change image and share on social