“He took a hairpin out of my untidy hair (by now my complicated arrangement of ringlets must have looked as if a couple of birds had been nesting there); he took a strand of it and wound it around h...”

“I envied Lesley her unshakable optimism. She always looked on the bright side of things. If they Had a bright side.”

“Ready when you are.”

“The others cant see me, said the little ghost.I know, I said. My names Gwyneth. Whats yours?Dr. White to you, said Dr. White.Im Robert, said the ghost.Thats a very nice name, I said.Thank you, said...”

“The others can’t see me,” said the little ghost.“I know,” I said. “My name’s Gwyneth. What’s yours?”“Dr. White to you,” said Dr. White.“I’m Robert,” said the ghost.“That’s a very nice name,” I said...”

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”

“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.”

“Each voice carries a portion of value, no matter how unpalatable or distasteful that voice may be: no one person, government, ideology, transnational, or religious institution can own and dominate ...”