Riposte of "that old lady in the anecdote who was accused by her nieces of being illogical," Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish! How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

While her lips talked culture, her heart was planning to invite him to tea

The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

One's favorite book is as elusive as one's favorite pudding.

It is so difficult - at least, I find it difficult - to understand people who speak the truth.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.