It was one of those parties where you cough twice before you speak and then decide not to say it after all.

I marmaladed a slice of toast with something of a flourish and I don't suppose I have ever come much closer to saying 'Tra la la' as I did the lathering for I was feeling in mid season form this morning.

Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.

I suppose half the time Shakespeare just shoved down anything that came into his head.

One of the drawbacks to life is that it contains moments when one is compelled to tell the truth.

However devoutly a girl may worship the man of her choice, there always comes a time when she feels an irresistible urge to haul off and let him have it in the neck.

The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.