The Monarchy...is the secret well from which the flourishing institution of British Snobbery draws its nourishment

A disease of the mind, [whose] germ is the idea that one may learn that which is valuable, or in any way acquire virtue, by the process of being shown things.

I boast of being the only man in London who has been bombed off a lavatory seat while reading Jane Austen. She went into the bath; I went through the door.

Do you think we can just take it on faith right now that I want you, you want me, and we'll figure out the happy ending part later?

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it will turn sour.

All I can say is that laughter is my music; I would deeply suspect an argument which hadn't laughter.

We may surprised at whom God sends to answer our prayers.

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil.

I just got my work visa to shoot American Horror Story, and my official status is "alien with extraordinary abilities."

For a French person, lack of desire in someone is really seen as a defect.

When you have a position, you put it on for a reason, and you've got to keep it until the reason no longer exists.

As with everything in nature, if your life isn’t supported by a grounded source of energy, it will wither and lose its vitality.

Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.