Bear Grylls

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.

As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.

A slighted woman knows no bounds.

All the books I was reading as a teenager were about individuals having adventures. So I thought that was what writers were supposed to do: to go out on the road.

I've learned that even the word 'jubilee' used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions.