Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste.

As well consult a butcher on the value of vegetarianism as a doctor on the worth of vaccination.

If a woman rebels against high-heeled shoes, she should take care to do it in a very smart hat

People must not be forced to adopt me as their favourite author, even for their own good.

There is nothing on earth more exquisite than a bonny book, with well-placed columns of rich black writing in beautiful borders, and illuminated pictures cunningly inset. But nowadays, instead of looking at books, people read them. A book might as well be one of those orders for bacon and bran.

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.

The truth is the one thing that nobody will believe.