How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water.

They [zebras] looked like highly varnished animated toys.

The pioneer kills what he loves.

Dogs may be divided into two classes: those who are merely afraid of cattle and those who can't abide them.

One of the stock Sydney jokes is of the census-taker who enquires: 'How many children have you, ma'am?' 'Two living and three in Melbourne.'

How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water.

To deceive gracefully is the very essence of social life. One must start by deceiving oneself, and make a lifelong practice of deceiving others; if one does it well enough, in time one might even become an artist, the greatest illusionists of all.