The future had suddenly become unknowable: anything could happen: the train of my life had jumped the rails and headed off across the fields and was coming down the lane with me$$$ then.

It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these.

Children's fiction is the most important fiction of all.

How would you feel about life if Death was your older sister?

I knew enough about adults to know that if I did tell them what had happened$$$ I would not be believed. Adults rarely seemed to believe me when I told the truth anyway.

You know what happens when you dream of falling? Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes$$$ when you fall$$$ you fly.

Now all we have to worry about is all the other books$$$ and$$$ of course$$$ life$$$ which is huge and complicated and will not warn you before it hurts you.

I'll be your puppy. What do you want me to do? Chew your slippers? Piss on the kitchen floor? Lick your nose? Sniff your crotch? I bet there's nothing a puppy can do that I can't do!

George R.R. Martin is not your bitch.

M is for magic. All the letters are$$$ if you put them together properly. You can make magic with them$$$ and dreams$$$ and$$$ I hope$$$ even a few surprises...