Sherry, the civilized drink.

The value of money is that with it we can tell any man to go to the devil. It is the sixth sense which enables you to enjoy the other five.

A novelist must preserve a childlike belief in the importance of things which common sense considers of no great consequence.

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

The humour of Dostoievsky is the humour of a barloafer who ties a kettle to a dog's tail.

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.