The preacher was reminding us of our ABCs. To accept what your situation is, believe that it will be taken care of and know that you will celebrate one day.

Sometimes things happen that are out of your control, and rather than wasting your energy on negative emotions, better to accept situation.

I knew I was getting close to the end. I was losing my vision. My feet and legs were swollen. ... The diabetes was out of control.

This has taken a terrible emotional and physical toll on Dick. But we believe he would have been found not guilty.

All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.

A pointless, senseless death.’

‘They’re all pointless and senseless, friend. Until the living carve meaning out of them. What are you going to carve, Gruntle, out of Harllo’s death? Take my advice, an empty cave offers no comfort.’

‘I ain’t looking for comfort.’

‘You’d better. No other goal is worthwhile, and I should know. Harllo was my friend as well. From the way those Grey Swords who found us described it, you were down, and he did what a friend’s supposed to do – he defended you. Stood over you and took the blows. And was killed. But he did what he wanted – he saved your hide. And is this his reward, Gruntle? You want to look his ghost in the eye and tell him it wasn’t worth it?’

‘He should never have done it.’

‘That’s not the point, is it?