@JanFelicity I refuse to believe @hayfestival is over until I’ve finished reading all the books I bought there!@sim_poy The man I greeted with “Hello Derek” at the Hay Festival was the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones. Career in politics down the pan…@MattGrimson Haha shit. RT Lee Child says Russell Crowe was ‘too fat and too Australian’ to play Jack Reacher http://tgr.ph/1n0MgQP@claireindans ‘Empathy opens the door of our moral concern, then laws and rights wedge it open’. Roman Krznaric #hayfestival@chiggi A little bit sunburnt, a little bit tired after gloriously hot weekend at #hayfestival. And how splendid it was to dance @baddabyng @Kinhead@carolyn_hitt So we’re watching Dame Judi Dench @hayfestival & Benedict Cumberbatch springs on stage for spot of joint Shakespeare. Best BOGOF ever@allykennen I briefly met Judy Blume today at #hayfestival MOST exciting. A wise, witty and warm woman. #starstruck@soniahreynolds Just back from spending time at Hay festival, @BillBailey last show of festival was excellent, real laugh out load fun!@anitathetweeter Back in London after fab Hay Festival. Fully expect to go upstairs and find Benedict Cumberbatch hiding in the wardrobe@aliceluciekh P.S. @hayfestival your loos were glorious. They veritably sparkled, even on the last day! #notlikesomeotherfestivalsicouldmention@Jamesy_sooz Blatantly going to have a literature hangover tomorrow. Might need to buy a new notebook…#hayfestival :)@aliceluciekh I was too overexcited to be seeing the writer-subject of my dissertation speak to actually note down anything she said! Adichie @hayfestival@carolyn_hitt One of many great things Dame Judi Dench said @hayfestival was to use sadness & grief “like petrol” to fuel your drive to succeed & thrive