[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

We always hope. So far we've been OK.

We always hope. So far we've been OK.

I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can.

I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can.

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only read more

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only react to it, but over-react to it. In this case, over-reacting was wrong.

We do not remember days; we remember moments.

We do not remember days; we remember moments.

That question fills me with euphoria. We don't want to bog ourselves down with thinking too much. We want to read more

That question fills me with euphoria. We don't want to bog ourselves down with thinking too much. We want to go and enjoy the experience.

They're a great group of guys. They have a real exciting show, fun, high-energy.

They're a great group of guys. They have a real exciting show, fun, high-energy.

I came here. There was all kinds of people out back, bringing guns in upstairs. And they said grab 'em, read more

I came here. There was all kinds of people out back, bringing guns in upstairs. And they said grab 'em, and took 'em upstairs, walked out and there was police.

A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize read more

A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when he is dull.