Robert Browning

Oh, the little more, and how much it is! And the little less, and what worlds away.

Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds?

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.

When I was 16, I used to hang out at the Nambucca pub in North London and see The Libertines play live.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.