Old houses, I thought, do not belong to people ever, not really, people belong to them.

the tentacles of today reach out like an octopus to swallow yesterday.

Traveling is all very well if you can get home at night. I would be willing to go around the world if I came back in time to light the candles and set the table for supper.

A house with no fireplace is a house without a heart.

Perhaps what makes friendship and love exciting is the continuing discovery of another personality.

The curious thing about fishing is you never want to go home. If you catch something, you can't stop. If you don't catch anything, you hate to leave in case something might bite.

A good recipe for a human reducing breakfast is a lot of good things to eat, and three spaniels and two cats to eat with.