Boredom, that traitorous devil that posseses us to do things sometimes useless, and often stupid.

Beauty is a matter of finding the right address.

One of the things you learn about being married is that being with someone day in and day out can make you so comfortable that you risk losing your tact.

You see why I married her, Mycroft? The exquisite juxtaposition of ladylike threads and backhanded compliments proved irresistible.

You know Americans...Self-improvement. No matter who or what we are, we're always working on ways to become somebody else.

It is not a crime to commit First Degree Writing

For something that's supposed to be secret, there is a lot of intelligence history. Every time I read one book, two more are published.

Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.

Everytime he brushes me with his fingers, time seems to tether for a second, like it is in danger of dissolving. The whole world is dissolving, I decide, except for us. Us.

I definitely need clarity.

You want to be appreciated for all your work as opposed to one performance, but I'll always be 'that bloke from 'Lock, Stock'.' You've got to embrace it.

Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.

Take life easily, lovingly, playfully, non-seriously. Seriousness is a disease, the greatest disease of the soul and playfulness the greatest health.