I think I've actually benefited from Australia being a kind of combination of both British and American culture. We kind of got the best of both British and American television and books, science fiction and fantasy, and so on. So I'm familiar with a lot of, for example, American books and television that a British author of my generation might not be.

My parents are going to kill me!" "That seems rather harsh.

Knowledge, like all things, is best in moderation," intoned the Will. "Knowing everything means you don't need to think, and that is very dangerous.

It's always better to be doing.

Unhand my tail!" squealed the Will.

Let this be my final lesson. Everyone and everything has a time to die.

Do not tarry, do not stop, no matter what happens.