[When asked if her husband was still living:] It's a matter of opinion.

My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.

To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.

People who think about the past have no future.

Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still do - which is more important.

What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.

Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.