If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence.

Somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted.

It’s against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.

Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing.

How unladylike of you to mention such a thing.

Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?

But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about the touch of earth in his hands that made him feel worthwhile.

One of Sir Topher's rules was to never indulge in sentimentality, never return for what was left behind.

It's against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.

People divulge things to you that they would not divulge to anyone else.

Do not cry, ” she said fiercely, but her own tears flowed. “Do not cry, Finnikin. For if we begin, our tears will never end.

Look no farther than your hand, Make a choice and take a stand.

A man who is intimate with God is not intimidated by man.

Proust has pointed out that the predisposition to love creates it's own objects: is this not also true of fear?

If the mountain won't come to Mohammed Mohammed must go to the mountain.

I couldn't be where I am today if I had children. My focus would be on my children and home. And you can do it later in life.

Good discourse sinks differences and seeks agreements.

When body, breath, and mind work together in harmony to achieve a spiritual goal, that is yoga.

It is a poor observance of our first century as a nation if we run up a flag of surrender with three dying maple leaves on it.

Health is when it hurts in a new place every day.

The hard left is a very small section of the British population and I myself am not hard left. I am a traditional Labour left-winger.