New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story.

They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. Some will never return.

Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.

I love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life. I like relaxing at the house, reading quietly, taking in the sweet smell that comes from the pots, sitting around a table with the family and taking out my wife and children. When you can no longer enjoy these simple pleasures something valuable is taken away from your life and you feel it in your daily work.

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.

A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted.