I wanted to know more about the young ... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life.

Cruel blows of fate call for extreme kindness in the family circle.

The one Bach piece I learnt made me feel I was being repeatedly hit on the head with a teaspoon.

I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted-- my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than did.

Walking down Belmotte was the oddest sensation-- every step took us deeper into the mist until at last it closed over our heads. It was like being drowned in the ghost of water.

Perhaps it would really be rather dull to be married and settled for life. Liar! It would be heaven.

I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.