Nicholas Marcus Fernando

"Reconciliation at all levels is the need of the hour in our country. The past is forgiven and forgotten. What is important is the future."

"You too should be sensitive to and have an equal share of sufferings of others, rather than concluding that you yourselves are poor and helpless."

"His Lordship's simplicity and compassion won the trust of all Sri Lankans. The close association His Lordship maintained with all Buddhist Prelates and other religious leaders embellished the religious coexistence in Sri Lanka. It is with immense gratitude that all Sri Lankans pay tribute to His Lordship and his life's work."