Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.
To mankind in general Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand out as the supreme type of all that a host and hostess should not be.
Heroes are very human, most of them; very easily touched by praise.
No Roman ever was able to say, 'I dined last night with the Borgias'.
The loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own.
All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.