Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.

A wartime Minister of Information is compelled, in the national interest, to such continuous acts of duplicity that even his natural hair must grow to resemble a wig.

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.

A newspaper is always a weapon in somebody's hands.

Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead.

There is nothing quite so terrifying as a mad sheep.

An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions.

If I wrote a book about England I should call it What About Wednesday Week? which is what English people say when they are making what they believe to be an urgent appointment.

I love Naples, Florida! Although, I’m so far behind everyone else there. After all, I’m still wearing my first face!

…praise does not make anything better or worse.

Great liars are also great magicians.

Things hardly ever work on the first try. We'll make another, a better one.

I kissed my first girl and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I haven't had time for tobacco since.

Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.

I cannot remember the time when I have not longed for death. ... for years and years I used to watch for death as no sick man ever watched for the morning.

Somebody said, 'Hey, there is a lull in your career. Why don't you write books about your [dyslexia]?' We are currently writing our 34th novel.

You may try your experiment for a week and see how you like it. I think by Saturday night you will find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play

FGM breaches all human rights and has no place in any 21st century society.