The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.

In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Quite the reverse. Sometimes it was well nigh impossible for a teacher to convince the proud father or mother that their beloved offspring was a complete nitwit.

Poor Earthworm,' the Ladybird said, whispering in James's ear. 'He loves to make everything into a disaster. He hates to be happy. He is only happy when he is gloomy.

The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.

For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.

All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.