She gave me another of those long keen looks, and I could see that she was again asking herself if her favourite nephew wasn't steeped to the tonsils in the juice of the grape.

Now, I'm a mixer. I can't help it. It's my nature. I like men. I like the taste of their boots, the smell of their legs, and the sound of their voices. It may be weak of me, but a man has only to speak to me, and a sort of thrill goes down my spine and sets my tail wagging.

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.

Sober or blotto, this is your motto: keep muddling through.

I love writing. I never feel really comfortable unless I am either actually writing or have a story going. I could not stop writing.

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

I always advise people never to give advice.