Let us live in as small a circle as we will, we are either debtors or creditors before we have had time to look round.

when people live in a balloon, they tend to shy away from the guy holding the needle.

We ought indeed to shrink from and feel shame at what is base; but the nature which is over-cautious to avoid blame may be gentle and kindly, but cannot be great.

But borrowing strength builds weakness.

Debters are lyers.

A trifling debt makes a man your debtor; a large one makes him an enemy.

It made him shy, they way he felt the first time they stood together in a mirror.

I had a wholesome dread of the consequences of running in debt.

I try not to borrow, first you borrow then you beg.

I am not proud to be a borrower and these days in Parliament they call me Minister of borrowing because every two weeks I am forced to go to cabinet to seek permission to borrow.

Translation: Those who are indebted are not free.

So few want to be rebels anymore. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily.

Throughout my literary career I have shrunk within myself and shied away whenever confronted with questions concerning my private life and the factors that have directed and influenced it. I've always recognised that the reason for this shrinking and shying away may be that I have never been satisfied or happy with my life. Like a tree that has borne little fruit, I have always longed for greater achievement and wider horizons. (first lines)

I felt suddenly shy. I was not used to shy. I was used to shame. Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Shame is when you turn your head away from something you do not want.