“Personal’s not the same as important. People just think it is.”

“Personal isn't the same as important.”

“Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.”

“Colon thought Carrot was simple. Carrot often struck people as simple. And he was.Where people went wrong was thinking that simple meant the same thing as stupid.”

“It's lies. It's all lies. Some of them are just prettier than others, that's all. People see what they think is there.”

“The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.”

“Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.”