Graham Greene at 82 years old was still writing, and I don't think anyone can deny the force, the expertise, and the unique quality of his writing, if you take his complete oeuvre.

It may be -- I hope it is -- redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable.

The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers....Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island.

We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.

I think they've got 250 languages in Nigeria, and so English is a sort of lingua franca between the 250 languages.

The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible.

They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate.