...because I went to London on my own, and because I went to solved the mystery of Who Killed Wellington? and I found my mother and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means I can do anything.

I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk.

On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.

And this shows that sometimes people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth.

All the other children at my school are stupid. Except I'm not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are.

... why I like timetables, because they make sure I don't get lost in time.

I want my name to mean me.

I find people confusing.

Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them. It's just that scientists haven't found the answer yet.

And I know I can do this because I went to London on my own, and because I solved the mystery…and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means I can do anything.

But I said that you could still want something that is very unlikely to happen.

'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.

To be great at a few things and experience it, you'll have to say no to many things.

Predict the inevitable", she said, "and you're bound to be right one day.

A deaf and dumb person who sees two men in conversation - may nevertheless understand from the attitudes and gestures of the speakers, how well their discussion is getting along.

Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

I don't think you have to be perfect to be a role model.

Meditate Silently. You will be able to create a totally new life for yourself.

It devolves upon the United States to help motorize the world.