"The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin."

"Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment."

"Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives."

"Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open."

"I've always believed in people's capacity for goodness. I still believe that people are good. What I'm not so trusting about anymore is their relationship to their own goodness."

"I believe it's extremely important to include some other type of fitness activity in your training, so cross training will help you to avoid injury when you are dancing."

"Writers, actors, anybody working on an ensemble-type thing, there are going to be some creaks in the beginning. It seems like there's tremendous potential in just letting things sort of breathe a little bit. It's tremendously important."

"I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will."