"Whiter than swans on the river; whiter than snow on the Stiperstones; whiter than lines on the road or polypropylene sacks of asbestos fly-tipped in the wood - there is something both vestal and venal about snowdrops."
(Herbaceous - Dr Paul Evans)

"Optimistic little buggers, aren't they?"
(One Dog and His Man - Gary Twynam)