To read is to strike a blow for culture - Brian Aldiss

If we can see our difficulties, there is a way of resolving them, or the hope of a way.

Sounds to me as if you want journalists," Timberlane said. "No, sir, we require steady men with integrity. This is not a scoop, it's a way of life.

"Teddy — I suppose Mummy and Daddy are real, aren't they?"
Teddy said, "You ask such silly questions, David. Nobody knows what 'real' really means. Let's go indoors."
"First I'm going to have another rose!" Plucking a bright pink flower, he carried it with him into the house. It could lie on the pillow as he went to sleep. Its beauty and softness reminded him of Mummy.