Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts.

FAY: The British police force used to be run by men of integrity. TRUSCOTT: That is a mistake which has been rectified.

People think I write fantasy, but I don't; some things may be exaggerated or distorted in the same way that painters distort and alter things, but they're realistic figures. They're perfectly recognisable.

The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste.

I'm too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair.

You were born with your legs apart. They'll send you to the grave in a Y-shaped coffin.

Policemen, like red squirrels, must be protected.