I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it.
When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that … - Melvin Burgess
When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that …
- Melvin Burgess
I've done everything. All of it. You think it, I've done it. All the things you never dared, all the things you dream about, all the things you were … - Melvin Burgess
I've done everything. All of it. You think it, I've done it. All the things you never dared, all the things you dream about, all the things you were …
She didn't have to be offered anything; it was already hers. She was more herself than anyone else ever was and as soon as I clapped eyes on her I kn… - Melvin Burgess
She didn't have to be offered anything; it was already hers. She was more herself than anyone else ever was and as soon as I clapped eyes on her I kn…
Try it. You don't have to do it ever again if you don't want to. But try it once. Try everything once. - Melvin Burgess
Try it. You don't have to do it ever again if you don't want to. But try it once. Try everything once.
He'd come back, all open and helpless, and I suppose that's what won her around in the end. But it was so sad, because it was being himself that he f… - Melvin Burgess
He'd come back, all open and helpless, and I suppose that's what won her around in the end. But it was so sad, because it was being himself that he f…
In terms of sheer writing I might have done most of my work by 11. If you get up at 6:30 or 7 you can get a huge amount done by 11 and have the rest … - Melvin Burgess
In terms of sheer writing I might have done most of my work by 11. If you get up at 6:30 or 7 you can get a huge amount done by 11 and have the rest …
Love is a secret society, a community for two. - Melvin Burgess
Love is a secret society, a community for two.
It's mind control, see. You have to go to school, get those exams, get to university or college, get a job, get married, don't miss the boat, do it n… - Melvin Burgess
It's mind control, see. You have to go to school, get those exams, get to university or college, get a job, get married, don't miss the boat, do it n…
The only thing that isn't free is you. You do as you're told. You sit in your seat until they say 'Stand'. You stay put til they say 'Go'. Maybe that… - Melvin Burgess
The only thing that isn't free is you. You do as you're told. You sit in your seat until they say 'Stand'. You stay put til they say 'Go'. Maybe that…
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