Cloisters, ancient libraries ... I was confusing learning with the smell of cold stone.

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.

Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key.

All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.

History is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket.

A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe is shaped by the foot.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.

Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.

I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street?

Above literature?' said the Queen. 'Who is above literature? You might as well say one was above humanity.

...a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit.

Think about the change that the world experiences without the aid of the right people and those who love and appreciate the presence of nature.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

Like I said...fine with me.

I think that we have to do everything we can to work together, Democrats and Republicans, and then if we go the initiative route like we have done in the past, go together.

I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film.

Because we love something else more than this world, we love even this world more than those who know no other.

Win small, win early, win often.

I learned to ski at a young age and love it - but I don't get to do it as much as I'd like because of the risk of injuries.

Dr. Flint had sworn that he would make me suffer, to my last day, for this new crime against him, as he called it; and as long as he had me in his power he kept his word