It is dangerous to confuse children with angels.

Gratitude is not a normal feature of political life.

Loyalty is the Tory's secret weapon.

Fear was a reminder that even the insubstantial could kill. But insubstantial meant it had no shape. It couldn't be conquered or tamed or avoided. Only moved through, with force and will.

Symphony starts when you walk together, feel the heart beats and understand the unspoken words.

There breaks in every Gloucester wave A windowed woman's heart.

I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff.

I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.

I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence because I was quite shy.

Then it was that the exports of slaves from Virginia and the Carolinas was so great that the population of those States remained almost, if not quite stationary.

I did very much enjoy being part of an independent film. It was just the energy.

It is impossible to exist without passion

There is a certain clinical satisfaction in seeing just how bad things can get.