Now, I know a lot of things in the big man's world are not what they seem: a lot of people are out for themselves, and you can't always trust what someone says.

It's not an easy gig, being in the NRL sometimes: you always feel for the boys because you have that mutual respect knowing what they go through.

If a lawyer, if a teacher, if a bus driver, if they're on $40, 000 and they get offered a lot more to go somewhere else, what do you think they're going to do?

I've had an amazing ride. I've been blessed beyond things that I could never have imagined.

She knew with chilling and absolute certainty she was next.

While reason is puzzling itself about mystery, faith is turning it to daily bread, and feeding on it thankfully in her heart of hearts.

It's life's illusions that I recall, I really don't know life at all

Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another two thousand without any help from me.

In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.

Let him who has given a favor be silent; let he who has received it tell it.

You have to feel the bad to be able to feel the good.

What I expect from writers-and from myself as a writer-is to articulate a complex view of things. To incite us to be more compassionate. To orchestrate our mourning. And to celebrate ecstasy.

Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.

The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just.