General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.

It is when Pirates count their booty that they become mere thieves.

Adventure must start with running away from home.

A very beautiful woman hardly ever leaves a clear-cut impression of features and shape in the memory: usually there remains only an aura of living color

You need more fact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action.

Dare, will, keep silence.

The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordon's gin.

Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social.

The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your successes-any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your mistakes.

Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought of the dull, commonplace rich.

We will never have Fascism in England; no Englishman will dress up, not even for a revolution.

Dr. StupidParker says that when I'm sad it really means I'm angry and when I'm angry it really means I'm afraid.

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.

As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.

A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide is no better than a murderer himself. - Kudo Shinichi

I know content-wise I leave nothing to chance. I have no anxiety about what I'm going to do once I'm out on stage.

If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn't do art.

The information was correct but the interpretations were not. I did my duty up to the last minute.

Once she'd been a victim- helpless, used, and broken. Now, she was a warrior.

What can I contribute that will significantly affect the performance and the results of the institution I serve?

I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.