To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse.

"Nought usually comes at the beginning," Ralph said. "Not necessarily," said Sibyl. "It might come anywhere. Nought isn't a number at all. It's the opposite of number." Nancy looked up from the cards. "Got you, aunt," she said. "What about ten? Nought's a number there - it's part of ten." "Well, if you say that any mathematical arrangement of one and nought really makes ten - " Sibyl smiled. "Can it possibly be more than a way of representing ten?"

You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather.

I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been

To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

The strong hands of God twisted the crown of thorns into a crown of glory; and in such hands we are safe.