We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed, to forget the feuds of a thousand years and work for the larger harmonies on which the future depends.

Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last.

In all the twelve years I was at school no one ever succeeded in making me write a Latin verse or learn any Greek except the alphabet.

It would be an inconvenient rule if nothing could be done until everything can be done.

Perfecting and selling your writing is a lifelong task. If you are a persistent writer, you can expect your abilities to improve with time. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one.