"I know death comes. I've seen too much death, young death."

“One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I had to take a standard path.”

Source : "Guardian first book award 2012 goes to Kevin Powers" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. November 29, 2012.

“Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.”

“Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.”

Source : Khaled Hosseini (2013). “And the Mountains Echoed”, p.24, A&C Black

“It was lovely to do The Knock because I haven't done anything really significant since Doctor Who.”

“If we are desperate, though , if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes direction.”

“My mom told me that I should trust the man who could see the sorrow behind my smile, the love behind my anger, and the reasons behind my silence.”

Source : Jill Shalvis (2015). “Lucky Harbor Collection 3: It Had To Be You, Always On My Mind, Once In A Lifetime”, p.441, Hachette UK

“Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make good people good; it makes dead people alive. That's the difference between the gospel of Jesus Christ and every other world religion. All the others exhort their followers to save themselves by being good, by conforming their lives to whatever their worshiped deity is. But the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.”

“The United States may have retained more of the intellectual imprint of the British 18th century than Britain itself.”