That very concentration of vision and intensity of purpose which is the characteristic of the artistic temperament is in itself a mode of limitation. To those who are preoccupied with the beauty of form nothing else seems of much importance.

No theory of life seemed to him to be of any importance compared with life itself

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

Just to let you know that the buffet car will be closing for stocktaking in five minutes. The next station stop is Chesterfield.

Perhaps one never seems so much at ones ease as when one has to play a part.

I love to talk about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about.

A process which makes one rogue cleverer than another.