It had come about ex­act­ly in the way things hap­pened in books.

I've got a stomach now as well as a behind. And I mean - well, you can't pull it in both ways, can you? ... I've made it a rule to pull in my stomach and let my behind look after itself.

how tedious is retirement! You cannot imagine to yourself the monotony with which day comes after day.

The rottenness comes from within.

The young people think the old people are fools -- but the old people know the young people are fools.

Coffee in England always tastes like a chemistry experiment.

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!