I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away.

I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying school on the European Tour and to get my card and the rest is history.

You could play well and still lose.

Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there were always golf clubs flying around the house.

Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best.

I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different.

I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.

Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.

I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well, to win.

I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good.

Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning.

Patience ensures victory.

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.

Western science is a product of the Apollonian mind: its hope is that by naming and classification, by the cold light of intellect, archaic night can be pushed back and defeated.

The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but grows to the enduring happiness that the love of gardening gives.

I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.

I will be a commodity, and I will be in demand and valuable.

Black is always elegant. It is the most complete colour in the whole world, made of all the colours in the palette.

I write much better in the nonconfines of the early morning than I do the clutter of the day.

In traditional agriculture, the soil is the mother. She's the mother who gives, to whom you must give back.