“There was always a slug on the lettuce.This was too good to be true.He had never trusted Jester, and didn't trust David.He wasn't going to let his gaurd down just yet. Being carful had kept him alive this far.There was no reason to stop being careful now.”

“There was a reason these boys were still alive, though. Something made them stronger than the other kids, the ones who had died in the early days, who had simply lain down and given up, unable to cope with the terrible things that were happening in the world. These boys were survivors. The will to live was stronger than any other feelings.”

“Writing is a bit like being a god”

“But I'll never see any of those fish," said Maxie."Or those whales. Or any lions or tigers. I'm never going to set foot in a rain forest now, am I? I won't even be able to watch old DVD's about them without electricity. What does the future hold? It's like going back to the middle ages. Nobody knowing what was going on beyond their front doorstep. All I'll ever know is this. This little bit of London.”

“Tea? Good God, no. It's mud. How the British ever built an empire drinking the filthy stuff is beyond me. And if we carry on drinking it, I've no doubt that the empire won't last much longer. No, a civilized person drinks coffee.”

“If a wolf attacks his sheep, the shepherd kills the wolf, but he eats the sheep when he's hungry.”

“PROMISES means EVERYTHING but after they are broken SORRY means NOTHING”