When he faced me again, he looked ashamed of himself. "I have gravely underestimated you, Darren," he said. "I will not do so again. I made a wiser choice than I realized when I chose you to serve as my assistant. I feel honoured to have you by my side.

Underneath me, Sam Grest - who'd been my friend and saved my life - lay perfectly still and slipped further and further into the final sleep of an unfair and horrible death.

The demons were scary, but girls - Well, girls are really terrifying

It is good to be taught humility when we are young. If we do not exeperience pain as children, we will cause pain as adults.

I don't think anyone ever remembers what they were really like as kids. Adults think they do, but they don't. Photos and videos don't capture the real you, or bring back to life the person you used to be. You have to return to the past to do that.

I sucked blood from one of my best friends

Better not to start down a wrong path at all than head down it in the hope of making a detour when something better came along.