I'm afraid that whatever I touch is spoilt by the contact." "I'm not scared of being spoiled," Val said.

Mutually assured destruction.

Clever as the Devil and twice as pretty.

Every hero is the villain of his own story.

Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.

You're like this leopard who's pretending to be a house cat.

Those who really love you don't mean to hurt you and if they do, you can't see it in their eyes but it hurts them too.

Jewels, lies, slips of paper, dried flowers, memories of thing long past, useless quotations, idle hands, beads, buttons, and mischief.

Put your puppet on the throne." said Talathain. "You may make her Queen but she won’t be Queen for long.

There’s nothing like a gunshot to make you the life of the party.

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.

An awakened man who is driven by his heart and soul, can touch the heart of a woman he loves, without touching her

The more inhuman we became the more we understood each other as humans.

Do not consider despair as a thick and high wall standing on your way

A night without stars is a night wasted.

To achieve a Green Revolution, African farmers, must have access to land and security of tenure. They also need access to markets, technology and improved infrastructure.

I think I gravitate towards rock 'n' roll as a playground where I can say anything.

Set stretch goals. Don't ever settle for mediocrity. The key to stretch is to reach for more than you think is possible. Don't sell yourself short by thinking that you'll fail.

Rumpole, you must move with the times." "If I don't like the way the times are moving, I shall refuse to accompany them.

I don't think you can be from the Caribbean and not know a certain amount about the apocalypse.

I’m very attracted to things that I can’t define.