I do not long for the world as it was when I was a child. I do not long for the person I was in that world. I do not want to be the person I am now in that world then. None of the forms nostalgia can take fits. I found childhood boring. I was glad it was over. Alan Bennett borechildchildhood share on social
I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out. Alan Bennett mindplayresolve Change image and share on social
I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control. Alan Bennett controlexpressionfavour Change image and share on social
I'd somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. Alan Bennett academicclassicenjoy Change image and share on social
I didn't even have a clear idea of why I wanted to go to Oxford - apart from the fact I had fallen in love with the architecture. It certainly wasn't out of some great sense of academic or intellectual achievement. In many ways, my education only began after I'd left university. Alan Bennett academicachievementarchitecture share on social
