He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

No one is ever holy without suffering.

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.

I am suing Lord Beaverbrook for libel and hope for some lovely tax-free money in damages. He has very conveniently told some lies about me.

That was the change in her from ten years ago; that, indeed, was her reward, this haunting, magical sadness which spoke straight to the heart and struck silence; it was the completion of her beauty.

The splendid thing about education is that everyone wants it. Like influenza, you can give it away without losing any of it yourself.

One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.