3 Quotes & Sayings By Gareth Roberts

Gareth Roberts is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. He has taught creative writing at universities in London and Manchester, and has also worked as a film and television script editor. The books that he wrote for charity were inspired by his own experiences at a mental health hospital and provided him with an insight into life at the unit, where one of the staff was suffering from severe depression. The result was Death in Mind: The Story of a Suicide, which was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award in 2005 and was subsequently adapted for television (BBC One) by the team behind Casualty (BBC) Read more

His subsequent book, A Man Called Stephen, tells the story of Stephen's battle with depression and psychosis.

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Rose, the moon is incredible. Everything down on Earth relies on it. Rats jump for it. Tides rush out from it. Humans kiss under it. Without it there'd be nothing down there worth the light. And that just happened by chance -trillions of odd against it- one bit of stardust meets another bit of dust. Gareth Roberts
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William Shakespeare: 'Close up this din of hateful decay, decomposition of your witches' plot! You thieve my brains, consider me your toy, my doting doctor tells me I am not! ' Lilith: No! Words of power! William Shakespeare: 'Foul Carrionite specters, cease your show, between the points.. ' [he looks to The Doctor for help] The Doctor: 761390! William Shakespeare: '761390! Banished like a tinker's cuss, I say to thee.. ' [he again looks to The Doctor] The Doctor: Uh.. [he looks to Martha] Martha Jones: Expelliarmus! The Doctor: Expelliarmus! William Shakespeare: 'Expelliarmus! ' The Doctor: Good old JK!. Gareth Roberts