“It’s age. It makes misers of us,” he said dolefully. “Counting out our lives in small change from a thinning purse.” — Peter Maughan Change Copy Share Image
“You’ll be seeing pink elephants, the way you drink.” “I find life thirsty work, old man,” Phineas said equably. “And besides, what… — Peter Maughan Elephants Copy Share Image
“A week before, snow had been forecast. Snow was gathering in the north and would, by the weekend, come down on the… — Peter Maughan Flower Copy Share Image
“And then, as if a challenge, said: ''When I were a lad, father and mother used to tell us that on Christmas… — Peter Maughan Christmas Copy Share Image
“And he was different, this new dad. The other dad, the old dad, well, he admired him. He was a hotshot and… — Peter Maughan Dad Copy Share Image
“They’ll have Donald Duck and Goofy and the gang on the wallpaper ready for the first arrival in the nursery, the boy… — Peter Maughan English countryside Copy Share Image
“Jasmine thought of her powers, her real powers, as coming from a fifth element, a quintessential world that was everywhere but for… — Peter Maughan Coming home Copy Share Image
“Love is our story, it holds within it all the dramas of the human heart, told over and over.” — Peter Maughan Human heart Copy Share Image
“Young children often lie about their world, knowing instinctively that its truth is something adults no longer understand.” — Peter Maughan Child Copy Share Image
“Sweetened by a tower of Norman stone, the bells of Lent, carrying on their ancient sides the names of saints and merchants,… — Peter Maughan Bells Lent Copy Share Image
“Bound to happen sooner or later, I suppose,” the Commander said equably, tamping his pipe down. “It’s the times, my boy, the… — Peter Maughan Sooner or later Copy Share Image
“Humphrey’s mouth opened and shut a couple of times on things he wanted to say, wanted to ask, and then he said,… — Peter Maughan Lies Copy Share Image
“The Commander tucked the timepiece back into the fob pocket, and with the air of a conjurer brought out a full moon,… — Peter Maughan Full moon Copy Share Image
