Be careful what you wish for...

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.

If you are not using your mind for self-torture, why would you think of peace?

It is the mark of a gentleman to be moderate in the use of wine.

I come from a long line of Sinners like me

The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

Such wounds to the heart will probably never heal. But we cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever.

Lusts are like agues; the fit is not always on, and yet the man is not rid of his disease; and some men's lusts, like some agues, have not such quick returns as others.

He's an old good fighter, he's an intelligent fighter but I wouldn't say he's the best I've ever fought.

None of the wives mention the security guards by the door, who will probably tackle us to the ground if we try to leave without our husbands.

A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day.