If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.

Words," he said, "is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life.

Well, first of all," said the BFG, "human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.

I therefore invite you all," Mr Fox went on, 'to stay here with me for ever.' For ever!' they cried. 'My goodness! How marvellous!' And Rabbit said to Mrs Rabbit, 'My dear, just think! We're never going to be shot again in our lives!' We will make,' said Mr Fox, 'a little underground village, with streets and houses on each side - seperate houses for Badgers and Moles and Rabbits and Weasels and Foxes. And every day I will go shopping for you all. And every day we will eat like kings.' The cheering that followed this speech went on for many minutes.

I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.

The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.

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