Humiliation scars deeper than the lash.

The worst enemy is one whose doctrines are founded in hate and are thus beyond debate.

Living is a hazardous profession.

We cannot choose the times we live in. Just as, sometimes, we cannot choose whom we love.

Trust is won not given.

Love wasn't a piece of music you could play over and over again with different interpretations. It actually needed to be improvised as you went along.

Starting a new novel is a little like starting a new relationship - you have to be prepared to commit for at least three years and put up with the domestic tedium as well as the emotional highs!