"The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them."

“Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.”

“I do not insist," answered Don Quixote, "that this is a full adventure, but it is the beginning of one, for this is the way adventures begin.”

“Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is.”

Source : Interview with Nina Corcoran, allstonpudding.com.

“When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection; love is born.”

“Regardless of who has betrayed you and what promises they didn’t keep- God is firm in His commitment to you.”

“I sometimes think that Thomas Cook should be numbered among the secular saints. He took travel from the privileged and gave it to the people.”

“If you tell someone a secret, and ask them to keep it secret, you are asking them to display a discretion you are unable to display yourself.”

Source : Jill Paton Walsh (2011). “The Attenbury Emeralds: The New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery”, p.98, Macmillan

“I don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing.”