If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with a stranger at a bar, they can conscientiously describe him as a source that has hitherto proved unimpeachable. It is only when the journalist is reporting a whim of his own, and one to which he attaches minor importance, that he defines it as the opinion of well-informed circles.

I don't believe that people would ever fall in love or want to be married if they hadn't been told about it. It's like abroad: no one would want to go there if they hadn't been told it existed.

It is no longer possible to accept the benefits of civilization and at the same time deny the supernatural basis upon which it is based.

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

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

Saints are simply men & women who have fulfilled their natural obligation which is to approach God.

Now we shall both be alone, and I shall have no way of making you understand.' 'I don't want to make it easier for you,' I said; 'I hope your heart may break; but I do understand.