The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? Especially a society that can't so readily rely on those stable family relationships that traditionally provided the backbone of care?

Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous.

In my experience, what every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid.

Who'd want a pony when you could have the whole universe? It was far more interesting and you didn't have to muck it out once a week.

Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive.

The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it's just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress.

This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here.