Learning to write sent me falling, falling through the surface of the South African way of life.

A desert is a place without expectation.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.

The caged eagle become a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison.

Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.

Writing is making sense of life.

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.

I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Time is change; we measure its passage by how much things alter.

May you the willpower and chase your God-given dreams.

The things we place greatest value upon are prioritised by their context in our lives.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up.

There is nothing better to display the truth in an excellent light, than a clear and simple statement of facts.

I MAY NOT BE MUCH ELSE IN THIS WORLD BUT I GUARANTEE YOU I AM GETTING INTO RAPPER HEAVEN.

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, - always do what you are afraid to do.

If I could reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul The mind's the standard of the Man.

It's natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.

I became a country music fan in 1990 when I moved to Colorado. It was my first exposure to it because I'm from a city. I've been a fan of country music ever since.