God doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say, "Can I be excused the Crucifixion?" No!

One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to try and tell them.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

f they'd been working with Alec Guinness, for instance, they wouldn't have known they were born if they'd not towed the line!

Never read the Bible as if it means something. Or at any rate don't try and mean it. Nor prayers. The liturgy is best treated and read as if it's someone announcing the departure of trains.

What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.

I'm not "happy" but I'm not unhappy about it.