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1 " All of us, each and every one, lives a life that is, in its own right, an epic. "
― Richard Hammond , On the Edge
2 " If he was paralyzed, we'd have to put in ramps and have things altered for wheelchair access; you can get kitchens refitted; bathrooms altered ... I'd get him a really fast wheelchair. It'd be OK. If he couldn't talk, I'd get him a great computer. Anything can be dealt with, everything can be overcome. Just be alive. Just, please God, I beg you, please, please keep him alive for me. "
3 " He wrote to tell him not to be scared that he had injured his brain, because he had done the same thing and got better. It was a source of comfort beyond words. "
4 " And to Mindy, I can only ever say a simple thank you. And dedicate the rest of my life to her. "
5 " Once the switch of parenthood is thrown, it changes you for ever & you can never escape the extra pull of humanity it gives you." - Richard Hammond "
6 " The home was familiar. But I was a stranger. There was a huge distance between me and this life that I had led. Everything was the same, yes - everything except me. The sameness in the things around me just served to illuminate the strangeness in me. "
7 " Once the switch of parenthood is thrown, it chages you for ever & you can never exchange the extra pull of humanity it gives you. "