Fantasy is uni-age. You can start it in the creche, and it follows you to death.

It's no wonder most religions are born in the desert, because when men lay beneath that boundless night sky and look up at the infinite expanse of creation they have an uncontrollable urge to put something in the way .

People like that don't need a reason apart from "because I can". They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.

In defiance of Miss Maccalariat I'd like to commit hanky-panky with you, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart... well, certainly hanky, and possibly panky when we get to know one another better.

I would rather stare at the wall for half an hour than watch an episode of any of the 53,801 Australian soap operas now cluttering up UK TV.

People aren't just people, they are people surrounded by circumstances.

They were also slightly less intelligent than he was. This is a quality you should always pray for in your would-be murderer.