Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth.
“I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon.”
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”