Amid raucous shouts and swillings of beer they informed Tommy that he had just been awarded an immediate bar to his D.F.C. […]

And when I raised my eyes for the first time I really did see a throng of people, a massive churchload of them, and I faltered again, but only for a moment.

The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.

If you hurt me, I'll hurt you back.