I never expected to be in the papers. I personally never expected to be in the papers. The height of my ambition for these books was, well frankly, to get reviewed. A lot of children's books don't even get reviewed.. forget good review, bad review. Personally, no, I never expected to be in the papers so it's an odd experience when it happens to you .

Sounded like a load of waffle to me." "There was some important stuff hidden in the waffle.

Choose what to believe. He wanted the truth. Why was everybody so determined that he should not get it.

Perhaps you have been looking in the wrong places.

Parents shouldn't leave their kids unless —unless they've got to.

Everythin' seems ter happen ter you, doesn' it?

I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal.