An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope is in the hand, the other is not visible, and neither prayers, nor daring, nor reason can shake it free.

Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social.

General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.

We will never have Fascism in England; no Englishman will dress up, not even for a revolution.

An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope is in the hand, the other is not visible, and neither prayers, nor daring, nor reason can shake it free.

Adventure must start with running away from home.

You need more fact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action.