The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.

The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

And the marvellous rose became crimson, like the rose of the eastern sky. Crimson was the girdle of petals, and crimson as a ruby was the heart

The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace.

The camera, you know, will never capture you. Photography, in my experience, has the miraculous power of transferring wine into water.

We in the House of Lords are never in touch with public opinion. That makes us a civilised body.