If you choose the sort of life which has no conventional pattern you have to try to make an art of it, or it is a mess.

It's a whydunnit in q-sharp major and it has a message: never talk to the sort of girls that you wouldn't leave lying about in your drawing-room for the servants to pick up.

Interviews can be stimulating. It depends on the intelligence of the interviewer.

For those who like that sort of thing," said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like.

It is difficult for people of advanced years to start remembering they must die. It is best to form the habit while young.

I am a hoarder of two things: documents and trusted friends.

These years are still the years of my prime. It is important to recognise the years of one's prime, always remember that.