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My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.

I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything.

I'm terrified of being poor, I always have been. It's growing up as a Methodist. I'll spend that bit of extra money to get a better seat on a train sometimes, because it's quieter and calmer, but I refuse to spend money on clothes.

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I spend a frightening amount of money on books.

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If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface.

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I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of, terrified of, or yukky - but not 'hate.'

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Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.

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As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.

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Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.

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I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.

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