There's some things that you wouldn't tackle in a children's book because it would be beyond, not the mental capabilities, but the experience of someone under the age of say ten or eleven to encompass. But that field is smaller than you might think. They can easily cope with death and things like that; they know about it and it's a subject that often preoccupies them.

You can't second-guess ineffability, I always say.

It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing.

Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.

Omens are everywhere in this world you just have to find the one that fits.

Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it." "No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short.

This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool.