It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of the intelligence.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.

My wife is beautiful but she can't run anything.

Time Like a petal in the wind Flows softly by As old lives are taken New ones begin A continual chain Which lasts throughout eternity Every life but a minute in time But each of equal importance

That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.

We wanted the book [Paper Girls] to feel to evoke the '80s, but not necessarily feel that it was drawn then.

Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations.

I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts.

Praise them for what they do well, both privately and publicly.

New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.

It's so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying.