Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.

To secure your historical standing, be sure you are the first to write about it.

I am not sure I should have dared to start; but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.

Even the most eminent persons are subject to the laws of gravity.

I'm so bored with it all.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

I feel like an aeroplane at the end of its flight, in the dusk, with the petrol running out, in search of a safe landing.