It takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait for a crisis to get an idea of the future of a particular relationship. Our behavior in little every incidents tells us a great deal.

I wanted to reimagine the role in a way that was respectful of its traditional responsibilities but made them part of a wider pattern of poetry about national incidents events preoccupations and to spend a great deal of time going to schools trying to demystify poetry.

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.

For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about funny incidents.

I think a basic level of fitness can help the body cope with all manner of incidents.