Defiance through compliance.

It wasn’t going to be hard…it was going to be impossible. It wouldn’t deter me. I'd done impossible things several times in the past, and the prospect didn’t scare me as much as it used to.

I've got six months to sort out the hackers, get the Japanese knotweed under control and find an acceptable form of narcissus.

The safest course was actually the simplest-do nothing at all and hope everything turned out for the best. It wasn't a great plan, but it had the benefits of simplicity and a long tradition.

Writing is a subtle art that is reached mostly by self-discovery and experimentation.

Humpty had always sat on walls, it was his way.

Sometimes I don't know whether I'm thening or nowing.