Do you really think you'd win a PR war against a bunch of committed librarians?' He thought about this, but he knew I was right. The libraries were a treasured institution and so central to everyday life that government and commerce rarely did anything that might upset them.Some say they were more powerful than the military, or, if not, they were certainly quieter. As they say: Don't mess with librarians. Only they use a stronger word than 'mess'.

The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest.

Almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon.

Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature.

Two minds with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.

We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice.

The Kingdom of Hereford was unique in the Ununited Kingdoms for having driving tests based on maturity, not age, much to the chagrin of a lot of males, some of whom were still failing to make the grade at thirty-two.