I moved south when I was 11 years old, moved to England. I've lived in all kinds of places, all parts of England. John Burnside englandhavekind Change image and share on social
It may be a cliche, but cliche or not, I fear the day when the only marsh harriers or peregrines I can look at are in paintings by Joseph Wolf or Bruno Liljefors - and no matter how beautiful those works may be, life is the great thing: life, life, life. John Burnside beautifulbrunocliche share on social
When I was ten years old, my family left a cold, damp prefab in West Fife and moved to Corby, Northamptonshire, where my father quickly found work at what was then the Stewarts & Lloyds steelworks. John Burnside coldcorbydamp Change image and share on social
Our ancestors went to the woods to find fuel; they set snares there for birds and gathered nuts and fungi. John Burnside ancestorbirdfind Change image and share on social
The only pleasure in redecorating or moving house comes from stumbling across books that I'd almost forgotten I owned. John Burnside bookforgethouse Change image and share on social
'The Gardener' is more than a marvellous collection of images by a master photographer. John Burnside collectiongardenerimage Change image and share on social
What we should be doing is saving habitats, not single species, no matter what their cuteness factor. John Burnside cutenessfactorhabitat Change image and share on social
I remember playing the Mad Hatter in a school play and feeling very comfortable in the character. John Burnside charactercomfortablefelt Change image and share on social
Every time I write a book, I think how I could be doing it better to please people - a nicer book with nicer characters - but I just can't. John Burnside bookcharacternice Change image and share on social
Thatcherite economic policy was most acutely felt in the coal industry, where tens of thousands of jobs were lost as pits were shut down. John Burnside acutelycoaleconomic Change image and share on social
