In a lot of ways I was a generation ahead of my generation; I had a working mother wheneveryone else’s mother was staying at home.

He wasn't a medical doctor, just educated all the way up as far as you can get.

Of course it doesn't make sense." Lady Wendall said. "The rules of society rarely do.

Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things.

Out here, it's better safe than sorry, because generally speaking, too much of the time sorry means you're dead.

In a lot of ways I was a generation ahead of my generation; I had a working mother wheneveryone else’s mother was staying at home.

Always be polite to a dragon. It's harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if you make a mistake, the dragon eats you.