Shame internalized can lead to agony. Whereas shame let out can lead to freedom, or at least a funny story, which is a sort of freedom too.

The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.

[W]e need to think twice about raining down vengeance and anger as our default position.

I think our natural disposition as humans is to plod along until we get old and stop. But with social media, we've created a stage for constant artificial high drama.

Greatness is an attainment that is bought with the currency of time.

There is divinity in every soul.

I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams.

For many people with HIV, finding the right doctor is the most important decision they'll make.

Is there a thinker apart from thought?

The best surprise is no surprise.

My mum's always on at me to have children and blames 'that stupid stage thing you do' for me not already having a family.

I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.

SEEING BELIEVING what’s in front of you is not necessarily the entire story

I have a voracious appetite for images I can translate.