To be one of those finalists on that floor is like... like being in a dream world in which accidents don't… — Athol Fugard

Somebody once said that there are only two places you can be alone—inside your mother’s womb and inside your coffin.

You were scared of the ball because it was big and hard and could hurt you, just like life can hurt you.

It's the likes of you that kept the Inquisition in business. It's called bigotry."