Simon Hoggart

Quotes

• “Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full o...”
• “During my own gap year, I learned an invaluable lesson - that I was a lousy teacher. Even though the children I 'taught,...”
• “I think the great thing about grandparents is seeing another home, realising that people you love can have different pri...”
• “It's sad that the BBC is toning down Dennis the Menace for a cartoon series. He is losing his weapons, catapult and peas...”
• “I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else. We have lethal Sunni v Shia, Catholic ag...”
• “Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You're tired you've had a headache since you arrive...”
• “Canada is not so much a country as a clothesline nearly 4 000 miles long. St John's in Newfoundland is closer to Milan ...”