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I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.
Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.
And I will not be beaten by that jackass." "Jackass?" said Foaly, wounded. "My favorite uncle is a jackass.
A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.
When I went to school, I was already reading and writing. In fact, I was offended that the other kids couldn't.
I have always loved 'Stig of the Dump.' I think reading that book made me officially realise that I was a reader.
I am perhaps unusual in that I came to 'Doctor Who' through the numerous novelisations and not through the television show.
I'm on my feet, pacing around the room, punching a fist into my palm, which I stop doing when I realise how drama queen it feels.
What many people don't know about 'Peter Pan' is that it's a very violent book and Hook is one of the most finely observed villains ever.
The thing about reading is that if you are hooked, you're not going to stop just because one series is over; you're going to go and find something else.
I have a lovely office at the back of my house; it's an old stable and you can see right out to the countryside on one side and into the house on the other side.
Who are you?" he asked. I am the future queen of this world, at the very least. You may refer to me as Mistress Koboi for the next five minutes. After that you may refer to me as Aaaaarrrrgh, hold your throat, die screaming, and so on.
Everything rests on the poisoned wine. If it were just the queen, I could force it down her gullet, but Declan Broekhart would run me through with that damned ceremonial sword, and if his wife's stares were daggers, he'd be dead already.
I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish a book. Even if you don't happen to use what you've worked on that day, it has taught you something and you'll be amazed when you might come back to it and use it again.
...I just pulled a pretty big job and needed to hide out for awhile." "...Where's all the loot?" "That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart." Artemis put two and two together and arrived at a very unpleasant four. "You were here to rob me!" "No, I wasn't. How dare you?!