Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.

There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution

Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.

The main thing is, too many players feel like they're complete players when they're not, so rather than acknowledge their limitations and play within their ability, they overreach.

But why diminish your soul being run-of-the-mill at something? Mediocrity: now there is ugliness for you. Mediocrity's a hairball coughed up on the Persian carpet of Creation.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

For the record: I wear makeup. All. The. Time. But I do it in a way that looks natural.

Lads, you're not to miss practice unless your parents died or you died.

The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of humour.

When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.

If you are not in fashion, you are nobody.

Unfortunately Seattle is my muse, for the better or worse of Seattle - I'm not sure.

My childhood was spent embracing one literary heroine after another. I identified passionately with each one and would slavishly imitate them.