I never can stand seeing people pleased with themselves,” said Joanna. “It arouses all my worst instincts.

Nobody believes in magicians any more, nobody believes that anyone can come along and wave a wand and turn you into a frog. But if you read in the paper that by injecting certain glands scientists can alter your vital tissues and you'll develop froglike characteristics, well, everybody would believe that.

And, of course, afterwards -- one always hears these things afterwards, so much better if one heard them before -- we found out that dozens of empty brandy bottles were taken out of the house every week!

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

the detective's highest talent lay in the gentle art of seeking favours under the guise of conferring them!

A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.

The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me.