In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)

Life simply blew through her.

What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.

The man of genius whether as artist or thinker requires a mass of accidental variations to select from and a rigidly selective process of attention.

Michael Gove is the right leader for the country.

War is not pretty from any angle, and the most vulnerable organ in the body is the brain.

Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist

Whether we are New Dealer, Old Dealer, Liberty Leaguer or Red, whether we agree or not, we still have the right to think and speak how we feel.

I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.

Cities give not the human senses room enough. We go out daily and nightly to feed the eyes on the horizon, and require so much scope, just as we need water for our bath.

Those whose work and pleasure are one... are... Fortune's favoured children.