The birth of Christ is the central event in the history of the earth-- the very thing the whole story has been about.

And so for a time it looked as if all the adventures were coming to and end; but that was not to be.

The return from the walk, and the arrival of tea, should be exactly coincident, and not later than a quarter past four.

If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that one is proud. And a biggish step, too. At least, nothing whatever can be done before it. If you think you are not conceited, it means that you are very conceited indeed.

The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him.

The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.

To be religious is to have one's attention fixed on God and on one's neighbour in relation to God.