What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?...Was ever anything so civil?

I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the rocks and valleys. Of course, bread-and-cheese is the real thing. The rocks and valleys are no good at all, if you haven't got that.

It's dogged as does it.

Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.

After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.

A novelist's characters must be with him as he lies down to sleep, and as he wakes from his dreams. He must learn to hate them and to love them.

I cannot hold with those who wish to put down the insignificant chatter of the world.