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

Beastly things, teeth. Give us trouble from the cradle to the grave.

Fear is incomplete knowledge.

Authors were shy, unsociable creatures, atoning for their lack of social aptitude by inventing their own companions and conversations.

Until one looks back on one's own past one fails to realise what an extraordinary view of the world a child has.

Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop… suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head.

If you've had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.