Man has learned to fly like the birds. Now all he has to do is work out how to do it quietly.

Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.

Failed the bright promise of your early day?

Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.

The things which must be, must be for the best, God helps us do our duty and not shrink, And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.

What Strauss is going through drives you nuts. If you care about your batting - which I'm sure he does - he will feel like jumping off a bridge and committing suicide

A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!