The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then - I go on to the next thing, whatever it is. One doesn't, luckily, have to bother about that.

The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself - and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.

In my experience, people who go about looking for trouble usually find it.

To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure. [author's dedication]

Hasting - There are times when it is one's duty to assert oneself.

At my time of life, one knows that the worst is usually true.