And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.

My advice is this. For Christ's sake, don't write a book that is suitable for a kid of 12 years old, because the kids who read who are 12 years old are reading books for adults. I read all of the James Bond books when I was about 11, which was approximately the right time to read James Bond books.

You have reached the end of cake

His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.

Once you've ruled out the impossible then whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth. The problem lay in working out what was impossible, of course. That was the trick, all right. There was also the curious incident of the orangutan in the night-time.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do, if you ever find anything I wouldn't do.

You were safe on a troll. Anyone wanting to mug a troll would have to use a building on a stick.