I am rarely happier than when spending an entire day programming my computer.

You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass.

It is difficult to be sat on all day, every day, by some other creature, without forming an opinion on them. On the other hand, it is perfectly possible to sit all day, every day, on top of another creature and not have the slightest thought about them whatsoever.

So you can imagine what happens when a mainland species gets introduced to an island. It would be like introducing Al Capone, Genghis Khan and Rupert Murdoch into the Isle of Wight - the locals wouldn't stand a chance.

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.

In the center lay the exploded carcass of a lonely sperm whale that hadn't lived long enough to be disappointed with its lot.

'Totally mad,' he said, 'utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.'