It's time that we gave our children what we owe them, which is a richer understanding of the past and of the importance of all that Germany has done for England and that England has done for Germany. Miranda Seymour childenglandgermany Change image and share on social
My brother and I shared an isolated area at the top of the house; we would clamber over the roof and gables and grow our imaginations. But it didn't feel ideal at the time. Miranda Seymour areabrotherclamber Change image and share on social
I love writing about unknown people. Miranda Seymour lovepeopleunknown Change image and share on social
I was brought up by my father to think that the best thing in life was to be charming, to have a nice smile, always to be liked. Miranda Seymour bringcharmfather Change image and share on social
It's such a release to show yourself as not a charming person but just someone who is vulnerable. Miranda Seymour charmpersonrelease Change image and share on social
I've always been of the party that rubbished the idea of a definitive account of somebody's life. Miranda Seymour accountdefinitivehave Change image and share on social
Thrumpton Hall can be thought of as a venerable old lady, ageing gracefully. But I didn't always feel this way. Children want more than anything to be very conventional and very normal, so it was excruciating and, at times, very upsetting to grow up in a house like this. Miranda Seymour agechildconventional share on social
In 20th-century poetry, Robert Graves is to love what Philip Larkin is to mortality. Miranda Seymour 20thcenturygrave Change image and share on social
I couldn't find anybody who didn't light up when I rang and said I want to talk about Virginia Cherrill. I think she had this absolute purity of spirit. Miranda Seymour absolutecherrillfind Change image and share on social
