I have a good mind not to take Aloysius to Venice. I don't want him to meet a lot of horrid Italian bears and pick up bad habits.

I'm quite deaf now; such a comfort.

I prefer all but the very worst travel books, to all but the very best novels.

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

I have no technical psychological interest; it is drama, speech,and events that interest me.

Beerbohm was a genius of the purest kind. He stands at the summit of his art.

News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read.