It is better to listen to a crow that lives in trees than to a learned man who lives only in ideas.

It is noble to pity a man who is cruel because he is weak, but it is idiotic and dangerous to allow him to have power.

I would live in a world of Christ-like humans, but not one full of Christians, may God forgive me.

Use words to please, to instruct, to soothe. Then stop speaking.

Knowledge often spoils devotion.

Such hungry desperation in a single kiss when it's enamored in love and bathed in bliss.

Every man seeks the life he thinks he deserves.

It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life.

First and foremost, Scotland is my home, and I do consider myself Scottish, but I also feel very British, and I hope that Scotland stays within the Union. I have a real concern about independence.

I've started collecting taxidermy: I've got a red squirrel, called Steve. I made sure he came with certificates so we know he wasn't just killed for stuffing.

When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: "Here comes the bride, all fat and wide." Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it was still hideous to read at a great romantic moment.

Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting sonnets from Benny Hill.

I didn't mind my own company as a child; I was happy playing alone in the sandpit.

He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by loving his sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all.

Racial prejudice is of ignorance. There is no place for it.