“I could dodge the kick, but the stable door was already down - and I hadn't even realised it until I saw the splinters.”

“Stifling an obscene oath, I went back up the steps at a run, but I was locking the stable when the horse was already at the airport with a false passport.”

“Could it hurt to take a look? The answer was yes, of course. It's always yes. But I went anyway.”

“And there's a darker side to Peckham, too, once you get in deep: a side I like a lot more, because I identify with the past and prefer even worm-eaten wood to wipe-clean plastic.”

“Be yourself, until you bleed.”

“It's not a holiday until you overdo it!”

“I have stared into the light and you are all my shadows.”