War can so easily be gilt with romance and heroism and solemn national duty and patriotism and the like by persons whose superficial literary and oratorical talent covers an abyss of Godforsaken folly.

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

The whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs.

A book is like a child: it is easier to bring it into the world than to control it when it is launched there.

Freedom, my good girl, means being able to count on how other people will behave.

All progress means war with society.

Spend all you have before you die, and do not outlive yourself.