I am known by many names, but you may call me...Tim.

Camelot is a silly place.

John Howard Davies was not a very human person ... if you made a mistake of any kind, any sort of pause in speech, he would treat you rather as if he was a schoolmaster.

All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person.

When Beethoven went deaf, the mynah bird just used to mime.

You see, I don't belive that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, that has been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.

Oh Lord please don't burn us don't kill or toast your flock. Don't put us on the barbecue or simmer us in stock. Don't bake or baste or boil us or stir-fry us in a wok.