Ascot is so exclusive that it is the only racecourse in the world where the horses own the people.

Sharing our depressions felt like having survived a war. The experience bonds you to the other person for life.

People are broad-minded. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater and even a newspaperman, but if a man does not drive, there is something wrong with him.

A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it.

The best way to clean up a son's room is to close the door and pretend it's not part of the house.

When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it

I worship the quicksand he [Richard Nixon] walks in.