A friend is someone who walks into a room when everyone else is walking out.

Stop trying to change reality by eliminating complexity.

Everybody has it wrong way round. Parents don't make children--children make parents. They shape our behavior from the first wail. Mold us into what they need. It can be a pretty rough process, too

Some memories are meant for not to be said, either they are too Scary to tell, or we love them that much, that we can’t explain those in oral words.

Sorrow is an opportunity to appreciate happiness.

From an early period, I had the happiness to rank among the foremost in the American Revolution. In the affection and confidence of the people, I am proud to say, I have a great share.

Love and despair go hand in hand.

The secret of a great melody is a secret.

You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am

There are always challenges with books , deciding what to include and what to omit.

Loyalism, or Unionism, or Protestantism, or whatever you want to call it, in Northern Ireland - it operates not as a class system, but a caste system.