Man is diminished if he lives without knowledge of his past; without hope of a future he becomes a beast.

Publishers don't nurse you; they buy and sell you.

What was so terrible about grief was not grief itself, but that one got over it.

A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development.

The great tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, and the reason why we dread it, is that it leaves us with no defence, not even against those who love us.

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.

Creativity doesn't flourish in an atmosphere of despotism, coercion and fear.