There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Problems are everywhere, so are Solutions. Unfortunately, we see more of the Problems than the Solutions.

Vegetarianism is a way of living consciously on the planet.

I do think Brexit vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalisation.

I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on it.

I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose.

Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air.

The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

All the happiness you ever find lies in you.

That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it.

We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.