Making a wish is like saying, 'I can't deal with anything, I give up, somebody bigger come along and solve it all instead.

My child, you have a flawed grasp of the nature of myth-making. I am a poet and storyteller, a creator of ballads and sagas. Pray do not confuse the exercise of the imagination with mere mendacity. I am a master of the mysteries of words, their meanings and music and mellifluous magic.

You, sir, are a romantic, and I'm afraid the condition is incurable. -Eponymous Clent

Tips for aspiring writers: don't be afraid of writing rubbish. It's very easy to become hypnotised by an empty page or screen. It's tempting to abandon a half-finished work because you can't make it perfect. I hereby give you permission to write things that aren't perfect, make mistakes, try things that don't work, experiment with styles you're not used to and generally throw words around. You'll learn much faster that way.

We always find it difficult to forgive our heroes for being human.

Revenge is a dish best served unexpectedly and from a distance - like a thrown trifle.

In Mosca’s experience, a ‘long story’ was always a short story someone did not want to tell.