Theseus made unscrupulous use of Ariadne (whom he left on an island where Bacchus later found her-I always think that really meant she took to drink, poor girl).

She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word.

When have you looked?" said Sophie. "Oh, how your rears flap and your long nose twitches", Howl croaked.

I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so.

I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across!

All she heard next of the strange conversation behind the sofa was Mrs. Pendragon saying something about sending Twinkle (or was his name Howl?) to bed without supper and Twinkle daring her to 'jutht TRY it.

He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.