“If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?”

“If you're frightened of damaging yourself, you increase the risk of doing just that. Consider the tightrope walker. Do you think he spares any thought for falling while he's walking the rope? No, he accepts the risk, and enjoys the thrill of braving the danger. If you spend your whole life being careful not to break anything, you'll get terribly bored, you know... I can't think of anything more fun than being impulsive.”

“Remember this, - where there is life there is hope. You're alive. Embrace this, because YOU CAN DO ANYTHING while there is breath in your body.”

“If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off. And then you're not as good any more.”

“The only thing you should be faking is confidence. If you don't have it yet, pretend that you do. Pretend you're not nervous, pretend you're not scared, and after a while, the pretend part disappears.”

“It's a tough business if you don't know what you're doing. But it can be extremely lucrative and very rewarding when you learn the ropes.”