Some of them wanted to sell me snake oil and I'm not necessarily going to dismiss all of these, as I have never found a rusty snake.

I don't want to hurt you, Mistress Weatherwax," said Mrs Gogol. "That's good," said Granny. "I don't want you to hurt me either.

Up until now I'd always though RSI meant 'I hate my damn job'.

Neither claimed any responsibility for Milton Keynes, but both reported it as a success.

I thought it very strange, and very sad, that the fairy kingdom largely appears to be English. I thought it was time for some regional representation. And the Nac Mac Feegle are, well, they're like tiny little Scottish Smurfs who have seen Braveheart altogether too many times.

Truthfully, without over-egging it, as I often do, the library and journalism, those things made me who I am.

Here's what I suggest," he said. "You pretend that rats can think, and I'll promise to pretend that humans can think, too.