It is very, very dangerous to come between a person and their beliefs.

Every year the hunters shot cows and horses and family pets and each other. And unbelievably, they sometimes shot themselves, perhaps in a psychotic episode where they mistook themselves for dinner

Don't mistake dramatics for a conscience.

We're all blessed and we're all blighted, Chief Inspector," said Finney. "Everyday each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count?

To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.

Where there is love there is courage, where there is courage there is peace, where there is peace there is God. And when you have God, you have everything.

Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful.