Of course they were eaten, ” he retorted, his eyes flashing in cold humour. “Trolls generally aren’t exactly renowned for being vegetarians.

Quiet, ” she hissed at me, her voice shockingly aggressive for such a small person. “Otherwise, I’ll shut you up myself.

I was going to become a human sand burger.

It was as if she was a wannabe Persian cat who had just tasted sour milk.

Clearly, this was another thing I needed to add to the: ‘repetitive cycle of things that were constantly happening in my life’ list, which currently contained fainting and my ability to find trouble.

It’s tough, but if you want to survive, sometimes you have to do the seemingly impossible.

After another long silence, bit by bit, realisation dawned upon Edmund and he became even paler than Hecate herself which was, in itself, a fantastic achievement. Adele Rose, Awakening.

Jeese, I thought, fear choking me. I was being targeted by a ‘tangoed’ psychopath!

God, I felt as if I had just been flattened by ‘Elmer’ the elephant.

Sadly, like many times in life, including winning the lottery, we don’t always get what we wish for.

Clearly, she hadn’t heard of the two words ‘social’ and ‘life’.

Dawn may not appear one to all. It depends on beholders how they look at life

A lost is a lost no matter if you loose by 1 point or 40 points it's still a lost.

If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff.

I'd rather risk an ugly surprise than rely on things I know I can do.

If I sang the way I talk it would sound like "Tommy Steele sings Muddy Waters!"

Young people discovering their sexuality must know they walk with a strong tradition and that they are not alone. They have a right to information without being pressured.

Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer

Each year it grows harder to make ends meet - the ends I refer to are hands and feet.

Christmas is the beachhead of God’s campaign against sin and sadness, darkness and death, fear and frustration.