We dared not charge them except all together... for they were so numerous that they could have blinded us with clods of earth, if God, of His great mercy, had not aided and protected us.

We came to serve God and to get rich, as all men wish to do.

And when we saw all those cities and villages built in the water, and other great towns on dry land, and that straight and level causeway leading to Mexico, we were astounded.

We went there to serve God, and also to get rich.

Let's read as if books were to disappear tomorrow!

Humour is just another defence against the universe.

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate, become loving and compassionate yourself.

Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted sorrows will come again and again

I always sleep really well, particularly before a race, when the adrenaline's pumping.

Out upon it, I have loved Three whole days together; And am like to love three more, If it prove fair weather.

Stop it, Mom, you're making me blush.

Begin with little things daily and one day you will be doing things that months back you would have thought impossible.

As a kid I read Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and a few others. As an adult have admired Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and notebooks.