It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. – Charles Dickens
The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. – Charles Dickens

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. – Charles Dickens
The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. – Charles Dickens
Old Time, that greatest and longest established spinner of all!…. his factory is a secret place, his work is noiseless, and his hands are mutes. – Charles Dickens
There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast. – Charles Dickens
I was born in the 60s and grew up in the 70s – not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion – all creative skills… all apart from cooking. – Heston Blumenthal