It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures.

There was no censorship of the press: in general, the War Measures Act could have been made even more radical.

I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.

We all have the means to be prosperous. We have to find the balance between our wealth and our needs

There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners.

Life can be a strange yet wonderful experience to live, if only you learn to enjoy it more.

She didn't know why being near him made the beast inside her go away, and she didn't care. She was Minka in his arms and a monster out of them. That was all that mattered to her.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

What we seek is what we are.

I would have thought there's no greater country to watch rugby than New Zealand.

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.

It is the illusion of knowledge, not ignorance, that keeps one from growing.

I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.

I am certain that there are two things in life which are dependable: the delights of the flesh and the delights of literature. I have had the good fortune to enjoy them both equally.

In our time all it takes for evil to flourish is for a few good men to be a little wrong and have a great deal of power, and for the vast majority of their fellow citizens to remain indifferent.