“The optimist sees the future as a rabbit sees the oncoming truck - getting bigger, not closer.”

“Painkillers are the drugs of the future”

“I knew books could see people around them, they ground their tiny teeth, tried to rattle like windows, stories to tell.”

“I crept in to find my father with pennies on his eyes - and looking closer I saw they were made of foil-covered chocolate. Of course I stole and ate them. Magical guilt? Tell me about it”

“The best way of getting into something is to think of it as mischief.”

“Nothing like a spider in the mouth to get you thinking.”

“How many times does a man have to shave before his chin gets the message?”