The poor girl does not know how to have a conversation. Unfortunately, she does know how to speak.

I'm bored with it all. Before slipping into a coma. He died 9 days later.

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.

If Britain must choose between Europe and the open sea, she must always choose the open sea.

I myself find waiting more tiring than action.

You haven't learned life's lesson very well if you haven't noticed that you can give the tone or colour, or decide the reaction you want of people in advance. It's unbelievable simply. If you want them to take an interest in you, take an interest in them first. If you want to make them nervous, become nervous yourself...It's as simple as that. People will treat you as you treat them. It's no secret. Look about you. You can prove it with the next person you meet.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.