It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing.

Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.

Dumb dog. I bought a dog whistle. He won't use it.

Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.

Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is - and that is the point I want to stress - that all of them are right in the plain and moral sense of the word.

There are several ways to lay out a little garden; the best way is to get a gardener.

Only years of practice will teach you the mysteries and bold certainty of a real gardener, who treads at random, yet tramples on nothing.