Some children are spoiled and it is not their fault, it is their parents.

The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at somethin' that's very very 'ard to do.

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

And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.

The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child and every grown-up was in a deep deep sleep, and all the dark things came out from hiding and had the world all to themselves.

We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.

If you are good life is good.