“She was wearing her new purple miniskirt with the split up the side and an incredibly bright red lipstick she had bought off the internet that was guaranteed to drive boys wild”

“I keep saying that I had everything, but all I had was endless tomorrows.”

“I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never end. I feel that if adults cannot enjoy a children’s book properly there is something wrong with either the book or the adult reading it. This of course, is just a smart way of saying I don't want to grow up.”

“I died last night. Seventy years too young.”

“...because if you tell a lie when you are being eaten by a nearly dead queen, you are always struck dumb.”

“She tried to smile but her face,she noticed with a jolt,was one that had been configured for tradgedy.”

“She'd permed her hair to within an inch of its life. When she moved her head, the mass of hair followed along behind her a split second later."Perhaps you had to live through the late 70's, early 80's to appreciate this.”