That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.

Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.

Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. 'Did she cry?' she asked sweetly. 'And then you kissed her? You shouldn't have done that. I'm sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.

Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.

Cats always pick the laps of the people who don't like them.

The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family." "Very boring, Emerson.