The matter with human beans," the BFG went on, "is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything unless they is actually seeing it right in front of their own schnozzles.

The Alexander Technique works... I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain.

I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.

The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me?

I was already beginning to realize that the only way to conduct oneself in a situation where bombs rained down and bullets whizzed past, was to accept the dangers and all the consequences as calmly as possible. Fretting and sweating about it all was not going to help.

A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.

I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.