He was currently wondering vaguely who Moey and Chandon were.

I think I would like to go into modelling. Of course, I don't know how to do it, and wouldn't be any good at it if I did, so I'm going to employ someone to walk the catwalks on my behalf. It would still be me, of course.

Personal’s not the same as important. People just think it is.

My idea of a good novel was one you made enough money out of to buy a greenhouse.

There are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn't rule the world. They're called Witches and Wizards.

You had to hand it to the Patrician, he admitted grudgingly. If you didn't, he sent men to come and take it away.

The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe.