“Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”

“Frightfully pale and perpetually odd”

“Anyone who has lived a full life has something fascinating to share with the world.”

“Later that afternoon, the girls sat on the porch, bored and worried. It was good that they didn't find any dead bats, but why didn't they? Was Tyler right - did the bats fly higher when it was wind...”

“Words,' he said, 'is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life.”

“It's quite simple, they poisoned it with smoke, chemicals and pollution from factories and cars, and power stations. Silly humans knew what they were doing, but carried on poisoning the planet anyway.”