The blues is also existential and offers a sense of mature reflection that enabled it to be the leitmotif of modern life.

There is nothing more powerful than the made-up mind.

If we pass on an unsustainable environment to our children we have failed them.

We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.

Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.

If you want to swim across the English Channel from England to France - you have to leave your doubt on the beach in England.

Going against the tide has never been difficult for me. It wasn't even a conscious decision but the natural consequence of following my own instinct.

The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right.

The importance of music extends well beyond its performance.

The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.

When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.

Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.

We’re making strange fictions of strange things inside ourselves.

To get lost, all you need is poetry.

Opera?" Trelon asked tiredly, "What the hell is opera?" "I'll tell you what it is! It is the screeching of the death birds, that 's what it is!Capturing Cara (Dragon Lords of Valdier, #2)

Something about being that close to him all the time made my bones feel weak.

You know the saying? Don't go in if you don't have a skin.

No one can do me any good by loving me I have more love than I need or could do any good with but people do me good by making me love them - which isn't easy.

The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems of his own or has refused to face them.

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.

My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes.