Quotes from On the Edge

“All of us, each and every one, lives a life that is, in its own right, an epic.”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

“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.”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

“And to Mindy, I can only ever say a simple thank you. And dedicate the rest of my life to her.”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

“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”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

“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.”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

“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.”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

“Once the switch of parenthood is thrown, it chages you for ever & you can never exchange the extra pull of humanity it gives you.”
― Richard Hammond, quote from On the Edge

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for the breeze to
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