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?

I had to learn compassion. Had to learn what it felt like to hate, and to forgive and to love and be loved. And to lose people close to me. Had to feel deep loneliness and sorrow. And then I could write.

Or - perhaps - I should just worry about my own behavior and let others be who they are.

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

The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.

No good ever comes from putting up walls. What people mistake for safety is in fact captivity. And few things thrive in captivity.

Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by our choices. It's as simple and as complex as that. And as powerful. so when I'm observing that's what I'm watching for. The choices people make