Can they feel, I wonder, those white silent people we call the dead?
It is he who has broken the bond of marriage - not I. I only break its bondage.
Only people who look dull ever get into the House of Commons, and only people who are dull ever succeed there.
The only thing I cannot resist is temptation.
History is only gossip.
When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.