“If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up.”

“When you are rich, people treat you with respect.”

“I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with you.”

“You must do what you want.”

“I love to kill fish,' Sayle went on. 'But when I saw this specimen of Physalia physalis, I knew I had to capture it and keep it. You see, it reminds me of myself.''It's ninety-nine per cent water. It has no brain, no guts and no anus.' Alex had dredged up the facts from somewhere and spoken them before he knew what he was doing.”

“Do you realise how much trouble you're in?""Perhaps I'll have some Weetabix after all.”

“Let me ask you a question Alex. What do you think is the greatest evil on this plant today?""Is that including, or not including you?”