His parents called him Youngster. They did this in the subconcious hope that he might take the hint. Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of 47.

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

There are times when phrases such as 'totally astonished' just don't do the job. I am of course delighted and honoured and, needless to say, flabbergasted.

Cats don't hunt seals. They would if they knew what they were and where to find them. But they don't, so that's all right.

... the food was good solid stuff for a cold morning, all calories and fat and protein and maybe a vitamin crying softly because it was all alone.

Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.'

Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.