Newish friends, if they get ghastly, can be weighed and found wanting, but you'd never do a thing like that to old ones; their terrible habits are just part of the universe.

Spring makes everything look filthy.

I used to think the only use for sport was to give small boys something else to kick besides me.

a perfectly managed Christmas correct in every detail is, like basted inside seams and letters answered by return, a sure sign of someone who hasn't enough to do.

Being young is not having any money; being young is not minding not having any money.

Filing is concerned with the past; anything you actually need to see again has to do with the future.

I wouldn't say when you've seen one Western you've seen the lot; but when you've seen the lot you get the feeling you've seen one.