"In lieu of the rent..."

"To help pass the post-op, carless hours..."

"How I live henceforth makes no difference to Darline - it makes a difference to me..."

""...do not believe everything you read...""

"Although I'm biased I think you are amazing..."

"This book was given to me by my very dear old friend and comrade Mrs Brackenridge who passed over Jan 4th 1919..."

"From one survivor to another..."

"... if it wasn't for you, i would be so different ..."

"All you will ever need to know is within this book..."

"Partly to show I'm more for life than against it..."

"Now that you've reached 37, I feel it's high time to start taking a few risks in the warm up to a full-on mid-life meltdown..."

""Enjoy, my Darling Boy - Enjoy...""

"This book was read by dear Nina to our dearest mother, a few days before she died, and all the hymns from page 480 to the end were, at intervals, read to her by me, within the last 24 hours of her life..."

"a descent into the maelstrom..."

"I hope you are well. I hope I haven't offended you in any way..."

"BORN RIGHT"