THE KNOWN CHILD I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they'd been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to the known child.

A jump jockey has to throw his heart over the fence - and then go over and catch it.

People always kill Caesar. Don't trust anyone.

Everyone journeys through character as well as through time. The person one becomes depends on the person one has been.

Look at everything upside down.Take absolutely nothing for granted.

But one discarded dreams and got dressed, and made what one could of the day.

The dignity of man was everywhere tissue-paper thin.