Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England.

It came to me that Hyde Park has never belonged to London - that it has always been , in spirit, a stretch of countryside; and that it links the Londons of all periods together most magically - by remaining forever unchanged at the heart of a ever-changing town.

It's a beautiful sight to see good dancers doing simple steps. It's a painful sight to see beginners doing complicated patterns.

And at last father flung the rug off as if it were hampering him and strode over to the table saying, 'cocoa, cocoa!'-- it might have been the most magnificent drink in the world; which, personally, I think it is.

And who says you always have to understand things? You can like them without understanding them -- like 'em better sometimes.

Prayer's a very tricky business.

Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury that costs nothing.