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

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

A great city is a great solitude.

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

One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other.

My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.

She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past.