"Public property has the same standing with me as that of an orphan; if it is much, it must be conserved, and if it is little, it must be used with care."

“My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control.”

“Never shall my sad eyes again behold Those pleasures which my thoughts did then unfold.”

Source : 1611 Salve Deus Ex Judaeorum,'The Description of Cooke-ham'.

“The image of keys (plural) perhaps suggests not so much the porter, who controls admission to the house, as the steward, who regulates its administration (Is 22:22, in conjunction with 22:15). The issue then is not that of admission to the church (which is not what the kingdom of heaven means; see pp. 45-47) but an authority derived from a delegation of God's sovereignty.”

“The Summer Book is beautiful and warm, with the kind of wisdom we can adapt to our everyday lives.”

“A fruitfly is ancient in 40 days, a mouse at 3 years, a horse at 30, a man at 100, and some species of tortoises not until 150 years.”

“If we're all going to die, shouldn't we be enjoying ourselves now?”

“As a journalist, my job is to be dispassionate. Suddenly to be the centre of a story and to be crying, it made me feel very insecure.”

Source : "Kaplinsky's tears over family secret". Interview in Metro, August 28, 2007.

“The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding.”