“The dead do not harm us, only the alive.”

“The dead and not-yet dead, we are company all together.”

“The dead were just the dead, neither awful nor remarkable. History separated out these individuals and preserved their names where others were obilterated for ever.”

“They had lived and known glory, and then they were ddead. She was alive and they were not, and nothing but a heartbeat separated her from them”

“Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together.”

“I can only strive for what is important”

“Things don't matter, people do”