“Study the nature around you, but also within you.”

“The world grows ever complex. More urban. Less peaceful.”

“Have courage to go your own way and fulfil the dreams that are unique and important to you.”

“People might consider you eccentric for being different, but this is good. Leaders and visionaries are not conformists afraid of standing out.”

“It is possible to be happy and successful by living on one’s own terms.”

“I admit to being prone to deep thinking, which – given that I’m emerging from dark times – can take me to some very sombre or profound places. But this is no bad thing. I always resurface wiser and...”

“Catching fish is secondary to the immeasurable joys of the watery world.”

“The act of fishing for fish, dreams or whatever magic is available is enough.”

“Theres always an opportunity to fish for something even if its just for laughs or ideas.”

“You know (to adopt the easy or conversational style) that you and I belong to a happy minority. We are the sons of the hunters and the wandering singers, and from our boyhood nothing ever gave us g...”

“It's not like you can just stop loving someone overnight”

“But sometimes even people who care about each other need some time apart.”

“Seek a slower, simpler life.”

“There is no such thing as escape after all, only an exchange of one set of difficulties for another. It wasn't Mark or the farm or marriage I was trying to shake loose from but my own imperfect sel...”

“Talking won't change it. But sometimes it was what she wanted most, to tell someone; often, though, she just wanted to escape those horrid feelings, to escape herself, so there was no pain, no fear...”