'We've got it all there in the books if we take the trouble to find out about it.' — John Wyndham

'You can't drive a flock of sheep to market in a dead straight line, but there are ways of getting 'em there.'

When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.

She rummaged in a battered bag beside her, brought out a dirty spoon, and began to taste the beans as if they were one of the jams of paradise.