God doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say, "Can I be excused the Crucifixion?" No!

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.

The greater the gap between self perception and reality, the more aggression is unleashed on those who point out the discrepancy.

Time is the source of greatness

Staying alive was what we did to pass the time.

Her beauty is a mastery of peace.

There is not a discovery in science, however revolutionary, however sparkling with insight, that does not arise out of what went before.

Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly.

Swearing when in heavy traffic.

If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy's position weak.

...as I apprehend the Buddhist doctrine of karma, I agree in principle with that.

Common sense often makes a good law.