And Left-wing people are always sad because they mind dreadfully about their causes, and the causes are always going so badly.

I am sometimes bored by people, but never by life.

To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease.

The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off: it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

Life itself, she thought, as she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was stranger than dreams and far, far more disordered.

A typical Irish dinner would be: cream flavored with lobster, cream with bits of veal in it, green peas and cream, cream cheese, cream flavored with strawberries.

If one can't be happy, one must be amused.

The English lord marries for love, and is rather inclined to love where money is; he rarely marries in order to improve his coat of arms.

Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?

People in towns are always preoccupied. 'Have I missed the bus? Have I forgotten the potatoes? Can I get across the road?

Understand the poem not the poet.

Is it not gain to have diminished the faith that it was the duty of the wretched and the miserable to be content with the lot in life which providence had awarded them?

I'm a strong believer that if you score goals, you win matches.

I would question any fee. Let them know you're comparison shopping among several lenders.

My ego doesn't need soothing. I don't want him soothing anything of mine, including you.

Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.

Lyrical content is very important to me. I'm always trying to make sure the lyrics and music complement each other perfectly.

Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift.

All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.

I've never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally I'm pretty balanced.