Each of us is born into our own mysteries but the mystery of another might just take us in and embrace us. And then what a sense of homecoming, of belonging!

It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society.

Who can't like pigs? They're wonderful creatures! I've always liked pigs.

The point about love, the essential point, was that we loved what we loved. We did not choose. We just loved.

As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for political guidance.

Simple questions--and simple answers--were what we needed in life. That was what Mma Ramotswe believed. Yes.

The Culture of Complaint... We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with the desire to blame others for misfortunes and to get some form of compensation into the bargain.