Whoever you are, you've got to start from where you are. If you're a sailor, and only know sailor's language, well, write in it, for God's sake.

Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.

What I liked about Greece was [...] the impressive force of the language itself, unconfined by dictionaries, spoken in the streets, in cafés and in the country.

No hope no action.

But Krishna was a chameleon.

The police have lost sight of the fact that they are public servants.

When you're in the States and you're a writer and you've got money and you walk into a bank, you're a bum with money.

My parents have always been very supportive. I didnt go to school because my home was my school.

I love the walk although my security team weren't too sure to begin with but I was anxious to be able to lead a near normal life. Whilst walking I do get the chance to meet people and keep in touch.

It’s my future and my life and I can’t make myself live the way someone else wants me to.

When mouths close, it’s because there’s something important to be said.

A person susceptible to "wanderlust" is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation.

When he laces his fingers through mine, my heart does its now familiar panicked flight, bumping painfully against my ribs. My shoulder twitches as if to pull my hand back, but my heart overrules it.

It has not fallen to your lot to command great armies. You had to create them, organize them and inspire them.