I suppose without curiosity a man would be a tortoise. Very comfortable life, a tortoise has.

Prisoners at the bar, have you anything to say in your defence?

The trouble with you and me, is that we don't live in the real world. We dream of fantastic things that may never happen.

Men don't understand how their mannerisms can get on women's nerves so that you feel you just have to snap.

Lie is more worth living, more full of interest when you are likely to lose it. It shouldn't be, perhaps, but it is. When you're young and strong and healthy, and life stretches ahead of you, living isn't really important at all. It's young people who commit suicide easily, out of despair from love, sometimes from sheer anxiety and worry. But old people know how valuable life is and how interesting. - Jane Marple

God bless my soul, woman, the more personal you are the better! This is a story of human beings - not dummies! Be personal - be prejudiced - be catty - be anything you please! Write the thing your own way. We can always prune out the bits that are libellous afterwards!

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.