British Book Award

Famous quotes containing the words british, book and/or award:

“I’m a bad son. Is it the chromosomes, do you think, or is it England?”
—David Mercer, British screenwriter, and Karel Reisz. Morgan (David Warner)

“God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)

“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)