Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. Theres huge, visionary poetry in it. – Simon Callow
My mother wanted me to be a teacher. She had this vision of me walking across the quadrangle in an Oxford college wearing my academic gown. – Simon Callow
I dont practise any religion but I am deeply interested in the answers that mankind has come up with to explain the human situation. – Simon Callow
Genuine ignorance is… profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas. – John Dewey