Sir if I was your daughter I would wait until this train started again and throw myself in front of it!

The truth can both lift up and knock down.

I've always been a bookworm. As I mentioned, I moved around a lot, and one of the problems with being the new kid is it takes a while to make new friends. But I always had my books.

The year has held its ups and downs for me; I'm sure it has for you, too. I'm counting on the year ending on a note of joy (and gingerbread!) and look forward to a new year brimming with promise and peace.

Life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder: flat, flat, flat.

Character is everything, especially these days when that's what publishers are asking for. Make sure that yours have child appeal. Also don't have a huge cast of characters. One or two is best, four, the maximum.

It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal.