Mort was hurt by this. It was one thing not to want to marry someone, but quite another to be told they didn't want to marry you.

Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals

I have to write because if I don't get something down then after a while I feel it's going to bang the side of my head off.

Letitia! What a name. Halfway between a salad and a sneeze.

I think I would like to go into modelling. Of course, I don't know how to do it, and wouldn't be any good at it if I did, so I'm going to employ someone to walk the catwalks on my behalf. It would still be me, of course.

They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever.

I could be wrong. Not being certain is what being a philosopher is all about.