If a wolf attacks his sheep, the shepard kills the wolf, but he eats the sheep when he's hungry.

Writing is a bit like being a god

Standing in the corridor was a large plastic bin on wheels. He looked inside. Empty tins of dog food. That explained the spaghetti with meat sauce. Oh well, he'd eaten worse.

There was a reason these boys were still alive, though. Something made them stronger than the other kids, the ones who had died in the early days, who had simply lain down and given up, unable to cope with the terrible things that were happening in the world. These boys were survivors. The will to live was stronger than any other feelings.

If a wolf attacks his sheep, the shepard kills the wolf, but he eats the sheep when he's hungry.

Tea? Good God, no. It's mud. How the British ever built an empire drinking the filthy stuff is beyond me. And if we carry on drinking it, I've no doubt that the empire won't last much longer. No, a civilized person drinks coffee.

My gran always said I was half clever, half stupid, and half crazy.