But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality.

The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.

Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning.

I am Irish by race but the English have condemned me to talk the language of Shakespeare.

He has no enemies, but he is intensely disliked by his friends.

Palermo was lovely. The most beautifully situated town in the world - it dreams away its life in the Conca d'Oro, the exquisite valley that lies between two seas. The lemon groves and the orange gardens were entirely perfect.

Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them. The past, the present and the future are but one moment in the sight of God, in whose sight we should try to live. Time and space, succession and extension, are merely accidental conditions of thought. The imagination can transcend them.