“No one knows, at sight a masterpiece.And give up verse, my boy,There's nothing in it.Likewise a friend of Bloughram's once advised me:Don't kick against the pricks,Accept opinion. The Nineties tried your gameAnd died, there's nothing in it.”

“Once you realise there's nothing to be afraid of when you die, there's nothing else to worry about.”

“Giving up is not an option. It is the biggest mistake one can make and there's nothing to be learnt from it”

“There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. You come finally to the irreducible thing, and there's nothing left to do but pick it up and hold it. Then, at last, you can enter the severe mercy of acceptance.”

“There's nothing wrong with giving up all your principles for a suitable financial reward. It is indeed the basis of our society.”

“Washington once advised his adopted grandson that where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to be silent. For there is nothing more certain than that it is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends.”