I remember being in a history lesson and saying to my teacher, 'How come you never talk about black scientists and inventors and pioneers?' And she looked at me and said, 'Because there aren't any.'

Just remember, Callum when you’re floating up and up in your bubble, that bubbles have a habit of bursting. The higher you climb, the further you have to fall’ - Lynette McGregor

Dear God, please let him have heard me. Please. Please. If you're up there. Somewhere.

So why did you want to kiss me?" "We're friends aren't we?" Callum shrugged. I relaxed into a smile. "Of course we are." "And if you can't kiss your friends who can you kiss?" Callum smiled.

People are people. We'll always find a way to mess up, doesn't matter who's in charge.

Never, ever allow yourself to feel. Feelings kill.

Why was it that when noughts committed criminal acts, the fact that they were noughts was always pointed out? The banker was a Cross. The newsreader didn't even mention it.

Sometimes the things you're convinced you don't want turn out to be the thing you need the most in this world.

A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I'm too talented to fail.

Boys don't cry, but men do.

The point is, you have family and friends who love you. You have a world out there just waiting for you to conquer it. You have a life that will be anything you make it. That's the point.

Weak men cannot handle power. It will either crush them, or they will use it to crush others

Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority.

If i were to backbite against anyone, it would be about my parents for they have more right to my good deeds

We have approximately 60,000 thoughts in a day. Unfortunately, 95% of them are thoughts we had the day before.

Remarks aren't literature.

Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.

He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger.

Without love there is no art. When the artist is playing beautifully there is no 'me; there is love and beauty, and this is art. This is skill in action.

To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement; greeting cards have expressed more passion.

Faith is the champion of Grace, and Love the nurse; but Humility is the beauty of Grace.