My burden is my purpose. Without it, I wouldn't be.

Sometimes... Reason and Love are met with a violent ignorance that even what's right gets lost. Our heart bleeds, but when does the blood shed end and the healing begin?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' But eating too many, is quite enough-plenty. And you'll have to go see the good doc anyway.

It doesn't matter where your journey begins, so long as you begin it...

When all is said and done all anyone has left is their integrity at their core... Don't give that away too.

Be the Light you seek so desperately in your life and chase away that darkness.

We must be careful more than ever what we let our hearts believe in.

Our tragedy is their beauty. Our pain is their art. The beatific bereavement that is our life captured on a canvas for all the world to see.

It’s a shame how much artists have to bleed for people to enjoy their work.

It's a dangerous thing when you have love without faith and trust... No one wants to feel unsure when they give their heart away.

To be calm and compassionate you need courage and conviction.

Awaken each day with the expectation that something wonderful is about to happen.

I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online.

i've always wanted, basically, to do research in the form of a spectacle.

He who desires but acts not breeds pestilence.

Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

Much of the beauty of Christmas lies in its challenge to look further, deeper, until we find its secret in the heart of God. But we never find that unless we look beyond the presents under the tree.

My personal view is that until there is a disincentive to write lies and abusive comments it's going to continue.

I think what I do is find a cliché and try to believe in it, try to get to where I don't laugh at it.

I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament

People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?