Painters aren't expected to paint bleak pictures, are they?

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

I've also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes; it's amazing how it concentrates their minds.

The telling of a story, like virtually everything in this life, was always made all the easier by a cup of tea.

That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.

Lou knew that joy unshared was a halved emotion, just as sadness and loss, when borne alone, were often doubled.

The good were worthy of note because they battled and that battle was a great story, whereas the evil were evil because of moral laziness, or weakness, and that was ultimately a dull and uninteresting affair.