The platform underneath the balloon fell on her as she was trying to escape," she explained. "She was crushed." "I'd have been disappointed too.

You're never too young to die.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.

No offense, but I'd rather kiss the horse.

But then, he thought, most politicians are small and shabby, the sort of people who have been bullied at school. That's why they become politicians.

We live in a world with so many dangers that we have to be careful whom we trust.