“My father said to remember your enemies as well as your friends, and don't trust either of them.”

“Pretty girls kissed me on victory day, their lips soft red petals brushing my face.”

“Nobody in school is stronger than me. But when Sally Holmes kissed me, I never felt so weak in all my life.”

“Men walk through tragedy, quietly, calm and precise on the outside, tearing themselves to shreds inside.”

“He looks a hell of a lot like me, only a fair bit older.”

“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting, it was what men did in the evenings when the work was ...”

“Her arms groped forward to guide her when her tears blocked her vision in darkness. Then she couldn't run any more. She sank to her knees and began to cry in her terror. She wanted Gary.She suddenl...”

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebr...”

“A cup of tea is all I need to keep working.”