Infants, I note with envy, are receptive to enjoyment in a degree not attained by adults this side of the new Jerusalem.

... the English think of an opinion as something which a decent person, if he has the misfortune to have one, does all he can to hide.

Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls.

The attitude of the English towards English history reminds one a good deal of the attitude of a Hollywood director towards love.

the role of the Do-Gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

In practice, there is nothing especially dramatic in people getting along well together.

One of the less dismaying aspects of race relations in the United States is that their improvement is not a matter of a few people having a great deal of courage. It is a matter of a great many people having just a little courage.