I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.

I didn't set fire to the building." "No, but you did pull it into the river." "That put the fire out!

Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library.

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.

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

What were you going to do with it?” McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.” "Were you planning to attack me?” "No. But that’s a good idea.

If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up.