I’m like Jane Austen – I work on the corner of the dining table.
I’m like Jane Austen – I work on the corner of … Read More
I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy.
I think one of the very frightening things about the regime … Read More
I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.
I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father. A. … Read More
I don’t write books inadvertently.
I don’t write books inadvertently. A. N. Wilson
Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me.
Fear of death has never played a large part in my … Read More
The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind
The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind A. N. Wilson
Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would … Read More
History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.
History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines. … Read More
Since Einstein developed his theory of relativity, and Rutherford and Bohr revolutionised physics, our picture of the world has radically changed.
Since Einstein developed his theory of relativity, and Rutherford and Bohr … Read More
My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, have commissioned me to write the life of Queen Victoria.
My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, … Read More
We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us.
We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often … Read More
Anti-Semitism is extremely common.
Anti-Semitism is extremely common. A. N. Wilson
If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that’s obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that’s honey.
If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by … Read More
I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.
I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that … Read More
I had lost faith in biography.
I had lost faith in biography. A. N. Wilson
The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists. … Read More
I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them.
I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, … Read More
The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable … Read More
It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue – but I would argue it nevertheless – that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music – both of clock chimes, and of change-ringing – is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another.
It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue – but … Read More