“The platform underneath the balloon fell on her as she was trying to escape," she explained. "She was crushed.""I'd have been disappointed too.”

“She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.”

“You can kiss me if you like," she said.Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona," he said. "But frankly I'd prefer to kiss the horse.”

“Their proof-reader tried to kill herself. She shot herself with a gun.”

“There are many things in life that cannot be explained.”

“There are few things in the world that we don't know. Science has explained everything away.”

“No offense, but I'd rather kiss the horse.”