It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly.

Laughter's the nearest we ever get, or should get, to sainthood. It's the state of grace that saves most of us from contempt.

Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest and cowardice.

Don't be afraid of being emotional. You won't die of it.

Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.

A refined sort of butcher, a woman is.

George Bernard Shaw writes like a Pakistani who has learned English when he was twelve years old in order to become an accountant.