From my experience of life I believe my personal motto should be: 'Beware of any man bringing flowers.

I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God's dreams.

Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without an ever-present sense of death life is insipid.

You look for one thing and you find another.

There was altogether too much candor in married life; it was an indelicate modern idea, and frequently led to upsets in a household, if not divorce.

I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.

Goodness, Truth and Beauty come first