My father was aloof, very strange and very distant.

It's funny how things work out sometimes.

I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with you.

You can kiss me if you like," she said. Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona," he said. "But frankly I'd prefer to kiss the horse.

When are you at your most defenseless?

There are few things in the world that we don't know. Science has explained everything away.

I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging all around us but just out of our sight.