Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt And frequently mortgaged to the hilt Is inclined to take the gilt Off the gingerbread, And certainly damps the fun Of the eldest son.

Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs.

I'm an enormously talented man, and there's no use pretending that I'm not.

The higher the building the lower the morals.

Christmas is at our throats again.

I write at high speed because boredom is bad for my health.

It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but my own.