A good butler should save his employer's life at least once a day.

Have you ever wondered how nostalgia isn"t what it used to be?

Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits, which makes those who rail against them that much more remarkable.

Reality TV was to me the worst form of entertainment--the modern equivalent of paying sixpence to watch lunatics howling at the wall down at the local madhouse.

True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare that is.

The best plans are always the simplest.

Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.