If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?

An important part of deciding where we want to go, as a society and culture, is knowing where we have come from, and indeed, how far we have come.

They march into the future to the rhythm of the past.

You have no future when the past rules you.

Our archives are treasure troves - a testament to many lives lived and the complexity of the way we move forward. They contain clues to the real concerns of day-to-day life that bring the past alive.

I was asked the other day in which era I would choose to live. As a historical novelist, it comes up sometimes. As a woman I'd have to say I'd like to live in the future - I want to see where these centuries of change are leading us.

You couldn’t predict what was going to happen for one simple reason: people.