Nothing soothes me more after a long and maddening course of pianoforte recitals than to sit and have my teeth drilled.

The average age (longevity) of a meat eater is 63. I am on the verge of 85 and still work as hard as ever. I have lived quite long enough and am trying to die; but I simply cannot do it. A single beef-steak would finish me; but I cannot bring myself to swallow it. I am oppressed with a dread of living forever. That is the only disadvantage of vegetarianism.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

Shall I turn up the light for you? No, give me deeper darkness. Money is not made in the light.

Whenever you wish to do anything against the law, Cicely, always consult a good solicitor first.

It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date.