Of course we all know that Morris was a wonderful all-round man, but the act of walking round him has always tired me.

Every one, even the richest and most munificent of men, pays much by cheque more light-heartedly than he pays little in specie.

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. Genius must always have lapses proportionate to its triumphs.

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

I may be old fashioned, but I am right.

All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.