I remember wondering, within a year or two of taking my first my first steps, why only men sat to drink tea and converse, and why women were always busy. I reasoned that men were weak and needed rest.

beware the clever man that makes the wrong look right

To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.

When it comes to understanding others, we rarely tax our imaginations.

Sometimes a deal with the devil is better than no deal at all.

Redemption is invented by the sinner.

I had learned that there were times when fighting was impossible, when the best thing to do was to wait and to learn.