He said it was better to belong where you don't belong than not to belong where you used to belong, remembering when you used to belong there.

If you trust in yourself. . .and believe in your dreams. . .and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.

It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works.

Them as can do has to do for them as can't. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.

Quick, someone's coming! Look real!

That's No'-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock, mistress, ' said Not-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock. 'Ye were one jock short, ' he added helpfully.

As far as she could see, children mostly argued, shouted, ran around very fast, laughed loudly, picked their noses, got dirty and sulked.

And people think she killed him?" said Miss Tick. She sighed. "They probably think she cooked him in the oven, or somet

You're Hell's Angels, then? What chapter are you from?''REVELATIONS. CHAPTER SIX.

Courage is confident action.

If the statistics are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers.

The only thing that can stop hair from falling ... is the floor.

I've never written an autobiographical novel in my life. I've never touched upon my life. I've never written a single scene that I can say took place.

I feel like there's the people's music, and there's corporate music.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

I've heard it said that if you know English, Spanish, Italian, and I think it's French, you can go just about anywhere in this world...except for China where they have all those derelicts.

If there are moments in my work when people find joy and humour, that's a real success for me.

For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.