No doubt any connoisseur, any collector, some bored old millionaire when he shows off his treasures, is seeking in your praise the resurrection and the life.

No honest hardworking official likes to see good money disappearing into the hands of the Treasury at the end of the financial year.

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.

It was as dark as the inside of a cabinet minister.

Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once.

Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress

I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.