How stupid lovers can be! But if they were not, there would be no story.

I was always amused by the prayers of the saintly. “God do this, God don’t do that.” I thought God probably laughed at them too, unless He was a little annoyed by their temerity.

It is the people who have no say in making wars who suffer from the consequences of them.

Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have been born and raised in London, and to have had on my doorstep this most fascinating of cities with so many relics of 2000 years of history still to be found in its streets. One of my greatest pleasures was, and still is, exploring London.

How stupid lovers can be! But if they were not, there would be no story.

I've always thought you've got to believe in luck to get it.