Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such.