...good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like base-jumping or crocodile-wrestling.

Conflict resolution,' said Nightingale. 'Is this what they teach at Hendon these days?' 'Yes, sir,' I said. 'But don't worry, they also teach us how to beat people with phone books and the ten best ways to plant evidence.

It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.

This is your brain on magic.

...good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like base-jumping or crocodile-wrestling.

My dad once told me that the secret to a happy life was never to start something with a girl unless you were willing to follow wherever it led. It's the best piece of advice he has ever given me, and probably the reason I was born.

In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold.