It’s been a long time since Sherlock Holmes jumped off that roof - it’s time to reveal the truth about what happened between him and the pavement.

The Doctor: I've seen bigger. Clara: Really? The Doctor: Are you joking? It's massive!

There's something really cool about scaring children. Traumatize a generation, that's what it's all about.

See the bowtie? I wear it and I don't care. That's why it's cool.

There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick.

I'll be a story in your head. But that's OK. We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know; it was the best.

I can't see what's wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what's bad news about being rewarded for assuming that.

You don’t just give up. You don’t just let things happen. You make a stand! You say no! You have the guts to do what’s right, even when everyone else just runs away.

An awful lot of storytelling isn't really about making people understand - it's about making people care.

Demons run when a good man goes to war.

What's the point of being a grown-up if you don't get to be immature?

A person can't change all at once.

Bullock by name, and Bullock by nature.

I can never remember things I didn't understand in the first place.

I think we should be honest about who is working in our kitchens.

I write for the love of writing. If I never published another book, I would still be writing stories.

I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was when I was singing or on stage.

Genuine tragedy is a case not of right against wrong but of right against right - two equally justified ethical principles embodied in people of unchangeable will.

I can't afford to be a member of a golf course.

...and that's what separates the professionals from the taxpayers

If you had seen me back in high school, there's no way you would have ever said I would become an author or teacher because I was a horrible student.