The idea that any of their offspring could possibly be accused of involvement in criminal activities caused deep offence, even to parents who believed that property was theft.

Not every child takes instantly to books like a duck to water, but I don’t believe there are children who hate books. There are just children who haven’t yet found the right books for them.

As ever, Morpurgo's warmth and humanity suffuse a story of courage, love and hope.

Familiarity breeds sentiment before contempt.

Every profession is an island whose inhabitants earn a precarious living by taking in each other’s washing.

Mostly, what people mean by love is laziness.

There was a certain usefulness in having a husband whom most people could barely tolerate: it deflected envy, for one thing.

It’s all biology. If it weren’t for two thousand years of the Christian tradition we wouldn’t think of pretending otherwise…Romance is the true opiate of the masses.

Some people, perhaps those with more dignity and less rage gnawing at the roots of their being, are nicer as failures, For me, it was like descending a deep pit that had no bottom

That is the worst thing about despair: it is not constant, any more than love is.

Very happy or unhappy, people disappear.

Prayer is pouring your heart to the one you love.

A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.

My God, Bobby Fischer plays so simply

ACKNOWLEDGE, v.t. To confess. Acknowledgment of one another's faults is the highest duty imposed by our love of truth.

There are so many hot, sexy women in L.A.

Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die

Every morning just before breakfast I don't want no coffee or tea, just me and my good Buddy Wieser, that's all I ever need.

An idle man's brain is the devil's workshop.

Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment.

The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.