“Sometimes humour is all we have to say the things that can't be said.”

“Basically, the Germans came to us and said, "We don't have a sense of humour."”

Eric Idle (1943) British comedian, actor, singer and writer

“"Heroes see things like that," he said.
"It's obviously an enchantment of some kind," Polly agreed, humouring him.
"It must be," he said. It sounded as if he was humouring her.”

Diana Wynne Jones book Fire and Hemlock

“I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.
I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking
Of all the things I should've said,
That I never said.
All the things we should've done,
That we never did.
All the things I should've given,
But I didn't.”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“But grief makes a monster out of us sometimes… and sometimes you say and do things to the people you love that you can't forgive yourself for.”

Melina Marchetta book On the Jellicoe Road

“We say of some things that they can't be forgiven, or that we will never forgive ourselves. But we do--we do it all the time.”

Alice Munro (1931) Canadian novelist

“We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward.”

Alison Croggon (1962) contemporary Australian poet, playwright and fantasy novelist

“All things that are easy to say have already been perfectly said.”

Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist

“It has been said that God always answers prayer. Sometimes He says “yes” sometimes he says “no” and sometimes He says “wait a while”. Sometimes God will answer a prayer in a different way than we have first anticipated. The fact is, many of us pray for things that God knows would only hinder our walk with Him so for our own good He withholds them from us.”

Ray Comfort (1949) New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist

“Some things
You have to let be lost
Some battles, some battles
You have to leave unfought.Then the truth just wastes away
In all we dare not say.
And in all we can't explain
But I faithfully remain.”

Ben Harper (1969) singer-songwriter and musician