His writings have made me his friend.

I never met a man half so true as a dog. Treat a dog right, and he'll treat you right. He'll keep you company, be your friend, and never ask you no questions. Cats is different, but I never held that against 'em.

Naturally curly hair is a curse, and don't ever let anyone tell you different.

Miss X has always been a ditherer -- she was a ten month baby and has not improved in any material way since then.

He had no imagination either-fatal for one engaged in child-rearing

When I got up this morning the sea was full of sun pennies - and now it all seems to be covered in lemon scrim. Writers ought to live far inland or next to the city dump, if they are ever to get any work one. Or perhaps they need to be stronger-minded than I am.

I have gone to [this bookshop] for years, always finding the one book I wanted - and then three more I hadn’t known I wanted.