Vicki M. Taylor's "Not Without Anna, " is a gripping, hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at the escalating crisis of teen alcohol and drug abuse. Charlene Austin

This book is a very enjoyable read - I read it in a weekend. Eveline Maedel

Let your only graduation be in the grave.

Before you speak it, know it! Before you act it, understand it. And when your words and actions go wrong, humbly learn to accept your slips for a progressive change. Learning never ends!

In our postmodern culture which is TV dominated, image sensitive, and morally vacuous, personality is everything and character is increasingly irrelevant.

I'm a born liar myself and I know how it's done. You stick as close to the truth as you can. You pretend to volunteer a few bits of information, but the facts are all carefully selected for effect.

Personality maintains its discreetness by an act of will. Otherwise one person will flow helplessly into another.

Whereever you are in life, however old you are, begin thinking about every day as the first day of your life.

People keep pushing me to be the center of attention... I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that's where you see more.

I was known for a while for doing very long takes, especially after Atonement.

I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work.

I looked at my shoulder and saw a javelin stuck in it. I was in shock.