Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners.

From a very early age, I've had to interrupt my education to go to school.

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

After studying the Hungarian language for years, I can confidently conclude that had Hungarian been my mother tongue, it would have been more precious. Simply because through this extraordinary, ancient and powerful language it is possible to precisely describe the tiniest differences and the most secretive tremors of emotions.

If you teach a man anything, he will never learn.

All classes in proportion to their lack of travel and familiarity with foreign literature are bellicose, prejudiced against foreigners, fond of fighting as a cruel sport - in short, dog-like in their notions of foreign policy.