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

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.

'There's a whole lot of people don't seem to understand that you have to talk to a man in his own language before he'll take you seriously.'