One of the great joys of my job is that you spend a huge amount of time investigating different areas of literature.
“When the painting is hanging on your wall for a long time, you don't notice it. You get tired of it, even if it's a Picasso. When the next generation inherits the painting, they sell it. I don't want to be sold.”
“I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term.”