I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.

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

Any visitor to an historic country town or city quickly becomes aware in his or her peregrinations that the most attractive houses in the centre are invariably the offices of lawyers.

All fiction is largely autobiographical and much autobiography is, of course, fiction.

It shows considerable wisdom to know what you want in life and then to direct all your energies towards getting it.

gossip ... was like any other commodity in the marketplace. You received it only if you had something of value to give.

We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life.