The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.

But she's ditched Dean!

Every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool air on his face, was so precious: To think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging to each second.

You shouldn't have done that.

If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.

They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer.

Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.