“It's funny how, when you really want to say something bitchy and cutting to someone who's been bitchy to you, you can't think of anything till afterwards. When there's no real call for it, you come suddenly out with a piece of 9-carat bitchery that shakes even you.” InsultsBitchyOutspokenness Author:Lynne Reid Banks
“I put my chin up and tried to stiffen my upper lip, but found I didn't seem to have any muscles in it.” InspirationalStiff Upper Lip Book:The L-Shaped Room Source: The L-Shaped Room
“Pirates of the Caribbean, move over! Make room for a crew of mouse-privateers who will capture your hearts and stop your breath with their thrilling sea-going adventures! A wonderful story, full of bold mice, good and wicked, who will show you what courage really means.” HeartMeanStoriesShowsMovingRoomsWonderfulSeaAdventureBreathsWickedCaptureCrewMiceThrillingReally MeanPirateCaribbean Author:Lynne Reid Banks
“I remember the mid-50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the UK.” FirstsWellsRememberLeftActingChangedTelevisionNewsFemaleLife ChangingReportersTelevision News Author:Lynne Reid Banks
“The very people you trusted most could become like strangers in their longing.” PeopleLongingStrangerTrusted Book:The Secret of the Indian Source: The Secret of the Indian
“Most men, if you just tell them what to do in a businesslike fashion, will follow directions without thinking about it. One proceeds on the assumption that they'll do as they're told, and they do.” IfsThinkingMenFashionAssumption Book:The Secret of the Indian Source: The Secret of the Indian