For me, disability is a way of getting some extremity, some kind of very difficult situation, that throws an interesting light on people.

I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never be an astronaut.

It wasn't about believing this or that, it wasn't even about good and evil and right and wrong, it was about finding the strength to bear the discomfort that came with being in the world.

And it occurred to him that there were two parts to being a better person. One part was thinking about other people. The other part was not giving a toss what other people thought.

I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk.

On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.

Everyone has learning difficulties, because learning to speak French or understanding relativity is difficult.

No one wants to know how clever you are. They don't want an insight into your mind, thrilling as it might be. They want an insight into their own.

You love someone, you've got to let something go.

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

The more you smile, the more reasons you will find to smile.

The ultimate purpose of psychology is to release from psychology.

Saved or searching, we all need to be reminded of God’s interest in us individually and His love for us personally.

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquillity will return again.

Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out.

Silence is the wit of fools.

I won't be fining players for getting sent off.

I love God, and I'm a follower.

How can you get tired of playing golf?

The water in the stream may have changed many times, but the reflection of the moon and the stars remains the same.