Quentin Blake

“I find that I can't work and listen to radio - either I find I don't like it and it distracts me, or I do like it and I want to listen to it.”

“The hateful thing about most hotels nowadays is that they only have duvets. I hate duvets.”

“Television is kind of a disappointment. I often want to watch it, but I find it quite hard - I don't like soaps, reality TV or celebrity chefs.”

“I don't feel as if I belong to an age group.”

“A lot of my travel is at least partly work, visiting schools and libraries, especially in France.”

“I think it is important for children to read different things to find out about their emotions and other people's emotions. It is an enormous source of education and culture.”

“I do like children, but only as people. Not as if they're a special category.”

“I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments.”

“Being positive may be a character defect of mine.”

“I have an assistant who's very good at email, so I don't struggle with it.”