He can't go five minutes without quoting scripture. It's like biblical Tourettes.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

Just be yourself, when no one believe you!

Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.

I went on the pill when I was 16, put on four stone... so that proved to be a very effective contraceptive.

The astrologers and historians write that the ascendant as of Oxford is Capricornus, whose lord is Saturn, a religious planet, and patron of religious men.

Every extension of the functions and power of the State beyond its primary duty of maintaining peace and justice should be scrutinized with jealous vigilance.

A civilization is always judged in its decline.

I discovered you can get closer to a characters thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.

A child's smile reminds us that the greatest privilege in life is to know, help & enjoy the company of others