I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland

I stopped buying Sunday papers about 15 years ago, because you'd buy handfuls of them, and what you got, because the hard news comes from so many other channels, was opinion pieces. You're better off spending the money on a good novel.

There needs to be nationalist and republican confidence in unionism.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

It might or might not be right to kill, but sometimes it is necessary.