It was long after midnight and the stars looked damp and chilly; the air was full of the busy silence of the night, which is created by hundreds of small furry things treading very carefully in the hope of finding dinner while avoiding being the main course.

Remember - that which does not kill us can only make us stronger. And that which does kill us leaves us dead!

Balance. It was all about balance. That had been one of the first things that she had learned: the centre of the seesaw has neither up nor down, but upness and downness flow through it while it remains unmoved. You had to be the centre of the seesaw so the pain flowed through you, not into you. It was very hard. But she could do it!

I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.

Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order, because it is better organized.

When all else failed, she tried being reasonable.

She wore so much thick white makeup in order to conceal her naturally rosy complexion that if she turned around suddenly her face would probably end up on the back of her head.