... and when he put his mind to it, he could make his words coil themselves around and around the listener until they held her in some sort of a mild hypnotic spell.

Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children - as long as you make them laugh as well.

Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.

Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.

Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by rules that are almost mathematical in their strictness!

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

Hooray!" said the Chief of the Army. "Let's blow everyone up! Bang-bang! Bang-bang!