The pen that was once a gift has come to represent all that I hope to achieve.

Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people.

What I am interested in, what I write and care about, exists in the slow lane, somewhere between hand-ploughed fields and a pint of real ale.

Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things.

There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write.

The process of creation begins way before one starts writing.

I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up.

Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing.

A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow.

Sentiments, as I have found, can be harvested from places where our memories are fondest.

If we have faith, then we can see the beauty around us. If we don’t then we are just blind followers, not knowing why we are on the path.

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

I'’m generally in favor of economic globalization. Having said that, it doesn’t always work and does not immediately work in the interest of all. There are sufferers.

A great many people do not have the right to their own opinion because they don't know what they are talking about.

A girl's father is the first man in her life, and probably the most influential.

No one likes to fail. But we mortals do not become champions without effort and discipline or without making mistakes.

As a philosopher, I'm not obliged to explore every unknown wilderness.

Only 8% of our worry will come to pass. 92% of our worry is wasted. DON'T PANIC

Truth is its own reward.

The nature of war is constant change.

I'm scared of karaoke. I think if I did have a go to karaoke song, it would be 'Whatta Man' by Salt-n-Pepa.