With two people and luggage on board she draws four inches of water. Two canoe paddles will move her along at a speed reasonable enough in moderate currents.

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way

When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ever ask.

One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life.

There is still need to think and plan, but on a different scale, and along different lines.

A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!