We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the consequences of our actions.

We are small but we are many We are many we are small We were here before you rose We will be here when you fall

In ten years time I’ll be… (dead) sixty.

Sexton: I think the whole world's gone mad. Death: Uh-uh. It's always like this. You probably just don't get out enough.

What do stars do? They shine.

Fear is contagious. You can catch it. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to say that they're scared for the fear to become real. Mo was terrified, and now Nick was too.

I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write.