Until one looks back on one's own past one fails to realise what an extraordinary view of the world a child has.
you cannot give to people what they are incapable of receiving.
If anyone is really determined to lend you a book, you never can get out of it!
If you've had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.
When the sea goes down, there will come from the mainland boats and men. And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Indian Island.
Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.