SHOCK ABSORBERSVeterans scream in their dreams, reliving nightmares so that we can sleep peacefully

MIND & GRINDSelf-belief and hard work can propel you past more talented peers

LINK OUT OF SYNCWhen the mind fails to keep pace with the body's maturityKamil Ali

Overcoming negative experiences defines character and increases wisdom.

ARE YOU A MOVIE STAR?Prerequisite for Laziness: Creativity, award winning actor/actress, convincing speech

DESIGN & BUILDFaith Fashions Fate = Belief Builds Bridges

TRUST ADJUSTAn act that changes perception can elevate or lower integrity

TRUST ADJUST - An act that changes perception can elevate or lower integrity

COMPASSION ALERT:As we enter the Season of Goodwill - Feel the warm glow in your heart by lighting up a smile on someone's face

UNDAUNTED PURSUITSuccess, however measured, is the seat of a stool with three legs of determination, focus and resilience

I LOVE YOUDon't just 'think' it. Say it before it's too late - The burden of regret is a heavy cross to bear

It doesn't matter how wealthy you may be in material things, what matters is do you know what to do with those wealth?

Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise the rebel spirit surging in my veins, let the Law deal me penalties and pains And make me hideous in my neighbours' eyes.

I don't take myself as seriously as some people think, and I'd hate anyone to think I was preaching. That's the last thing I want.

After all, as long as you know, why make when you can take?

In nuclear war, all men are cremated equal.

This is, I believe, what happens when people take their own lives. They're not killing themselves, they're killing the world. Either to spare it pain or to cause it some, depending.

Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.

Everything is cyclical. Historical eras go through times of intense cynicism, broken by periods of intense idealism.

I think The Nightingale is my best, most mature, most moving novel, but maybe that's just because I love these characters. I love the setting.