And how shall I think of you?' He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!

After two hours it stopped raining and in the same moment the spell broke, which Peroquet and the Admiral and Captain Jumeau knew by a curious twist of their senses, as if they had tasted a string quartet, or been, for a moment, deafened by the sight of colour blue.

All books are doors; and some of them are wardrobes.

He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a language it understands.

you must learn to live as I do - in the face of constant criticism, opposition and censure. That, sir, is the English way.

Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!" "Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has a sort of moral usefulness, I suppose, in making one feel uncomfortable and encouraging sober reflection upon one's imperfections.

There must come a time when the bullets will run out