There is that within a man that drives him ever onwards, just as the power of the seasons drives the roots of flowers into the hard earth; and so he decided, against his better judgment, to open his eyes and find out what was going to happen to him next.

Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to try.

Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.

There is that within a man that drives him ever onwards, just as the power of the seasons drives the roots of flowers into the hard earth; and so he decided, against his better judgment, to open his eyes and find out what was going to happen to him next.

I try and do 2,500 words a day, every day of the year

Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of

The best definition of an immortal is someone who hasn't died yet.