I am just a tiny person in Africa, but there is a place for me, and for everybody, to sit down on this earth and touch it and call it their own.

It would be wonderful to have a guru; it would be like having a social worker or a personal trainer, not that people who had either of these necessarily appreciated the advice they received.

Do not take on a traditionally built person unless you are prepared for a heavyweight bout.

Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow.

[Edinburgh] is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.

I am easily persuaded to continue to have fun.

I've also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes; it's amazing how it concentrates their minds.