The brilliant escape, the funny line to cap it, despite the lack of timing. And the girl was still dead. The last act had not materialised. The world, and himself, remained so far from what they should be: so imperfect.
Paul CornellRumpty!" he muttered, which was very rude if you were one of the few people in the universe who understood what it meant.
Paul CornellJohn Smith: Mankind doesn't need warfare and bloodshed to prove itself. Everyday life can provide honour and valour. Let's hope that from now on this country can find its heroes in smaller places. In the most ordinary of deeds.
Paul CornellHe'd actually done it! He leaned back into the microphone and whispered to the now silent cave: 'Come to the Cabaret!
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