Greer

“Eck tilts his head and gently licks Bob's ear with his long, sticky tongue. It is his special way of expressing sympathy and it is not effective.”
― Meg Rosoff, There Is No Dog

“Life's pleasures were so simple, really. It was all a matter of appreciating what you had - and knowing that things could always be worse.”
― Meg Rosoff, There Is No Dog

“No matter where you go, there you are.”
― Buckaroo Banzai

“In the beginning, the earth was without form, and void and the darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And god said, 'Let there be light.' and there was light. Only, it wasn't good light. Bob created fireworks, sparklers and neon tubes that circled the globe like weird tangled rainbows. He dabbled with bugs that blinked and abstract creatures whose heads lit up and cast long overlapping shadows. There were mile-high candles and mountains of fairy lights. For an hour or so, earth was lit by enormous crystal chandeliers. Bob thought his creations were cool. They were cool, but they didn't work”
― Meg Rosoff, There Is No Dog