And finally...

just to remind ourselves that there is more to life than disputes and their resolution, here's a further collection of some of the poetry and prose that I find helpful, interesting, enjoyable or laughable.

I know that many of my regular readers have been disappointed at the lack of new material on this page since May of this year (is it that long?). However, salvation is at hand, here's the Autumn up-date. Remember, if you have a piece you would like to share with my other regular reader(s), please e-mail it to me (from the Contacts page). As I've said before, no money will change hands (in either direction), but I will be happy to declare the source, both primary and secondary (unless you prefer anonymity, in which case just let me know).

1. The strongest of all warriors are these two: time and patience.
   Tolstoy.
2. Some of these players never dreamed they'd be playing in a Cup Final at Wembley - but here they are today, fulfilling those dreams.
   Lawrie McMenemy.

3. I don't think they're as good as they are.
   Kevin Keagan
   

4. My dear dear lord,
   The purest treasure mortal times afford
   Is spotless reputation: that away,
   Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
   A jewel in a ten-times-barr'd-up chest
   Is a bold spirit in a loyal breast.
   Mine honour is my life; both grow in one;
   Take honour from me, and my life is done:
   Reputation. Shakespeare, King Richard II
   
   Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing,
   more than any man in Venice.
   His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff:
   you shall seek all day ere you find them,
   and, when you have them, they are not worth the search.
   Bassanio on Gratiano from The Merchant of Venice.

5. He's in front of everyone in this race except for the two in front of him.
   Murray Walker.

6. The XIV School is housed in Druid Stoke House, Druid Stoke Avenue and has a roll of 80 boys between seven and 103 although it does take a few boys from the age of five.
   Bristol Evening Post.

7. The best man was the bridegroom's brother, Mr Martin Gasson. A reception was held at Langford's Hotel, Hove, and the couple are honeymooning in grease.
   Shoreham Herald.

8. Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.
   Arthur C Clarke.

9. May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.
   Paul Dickson.

10. Oh what a tangled web we weave
    When first we practise to deceive!
    But when we've practiced quite a while
    How vastly we improve our style.
    J R Pope.

11. There was a young lady named Bright
    Whose speed was far faster than light;
    She set out one day
    In a relative way,
    And returned home the previous night.
    Arthur Buller.