I know very little about darkness, Mr Bowden, except that we cannot stop its coming.

I'd no room left in me for thinking of trifling things. I could feel fear start up and try to take down my rage, but I'd not give it up.

Granville did not come to enquire after me, as I had known he would not. I had always considered him made awkward by painful emotion, but now I considered that perhaps hew as only unfeeling.

If I lost all, at least I would have played for it. It had always been my philosophy that one must play, or be a loser two-fold.

We must begin to speak with each other in a gentle manner.

Life will only have a meaning once you've achieved to find your true passion and love within the limitless boundaries of destiny

That kind of monotony that running generates - the one soundtracked by heavy breathing and the steady rhythm of feet on pavements - became a kind of metaphor for depression.

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.

One of the turning points of my life was when I got my first bait-casting outfit.

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.

You're always going to need those folks that introduce certain things to the next generation and I fit in that sense.

Who speaks is not who writes, and who writes is not who is.

I cheated at the Model United Nations when I was 13 and had to get up and apologise in front of the whole conference.

I think being a Catholic made me a better person. It taught me how to choose good over evil, and how to be a more caring human being.