He’sh mad?’ ‘Sort of mad. But mad with lots of money.’ ‘Ah, then he can’t be mad. I’ve been around; if a man hash lotsh of money he’sh just ecshentric.

Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good.

Perhaps the magic would last, perhaps it wouldn't. But then again, what does?

Although she was aware that somewhere under her complicated strata of vests and petticoats there was some skin, that didn't mean to say she approved of it.

Don't stick your nose where someone can pull it off and eat it.

Everyone is reading what they like and that's a good thing.

Are you a philosopher? Where's your sponge?