In France that is the one rule, never make trouble.

Sisters are a shield against life's cruel adversity.

Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?

One thing about tourists is that it is very easy to get away from them. Like ants they follow a trail and a few yards each side of that trail there are none.

Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them.

always either on a peak of happiness or drowning in black waters of despair they loved or they loathed, they lived in a world of superlatives

Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course.