“Confederation is only yet in the gristle and it will require five years more before it hardens into bone.”

“Macdonald's Law: Never write a letter if you can help it and never destroy one.”

“A new Member requires the experience of his first session in the House to teach him how to hang up his overcoat and take his seat in a manner befitting a gentlemen.”

“Confederation is only yet in the gristle and it will require five years more before it hardens into bone.”

“When Fortune empties her chamberpot on your head smile and say 'We are going to have a summer shower.'”

“Macdonald's Law: Never write a letter if you can help it and never destroy one.”

“Where There is a willthere is a willto search and discover a better dayWhere a positive heartis all you needto rise beyondand succeedWhere young minds grow and respect each other based on their dee...”

“If your glass seems half empty, use a smaller glass.”

“People can be tough as hell. They can go through some really heavy stuff... with a genuine smile...”

“The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. ...”

“From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back.”

“This city belongs to ghosts, to murderers, to sleepwalkers. Where are you, in what bed, in what dream?”