What about the hero of The House on the Strand? What did it mean when he dropped the telephone at the end of the book? I don't really know, but I rather think he was going to be paralysed for…

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And I don't like books which are full of name dropping.

And I don't like books which are full of name dropping.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person.

When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a...

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a...

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.

Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.

Women want love to be a novel, men a short story.

Women want love to be a novel, men a short story.

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my...

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my...

A woman can hide her love for 40 years, but her disgust and anger not...

A woman can hide her love for 40 years, but her disgust and anger not...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You...

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You...

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will...

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will...

It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found -- not hidden away...

It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found -- not hidden away...

Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms Without the aid of the seasons.

Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms Without the aid of the seasons.

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt....

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt....

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

You've spent your whole life running and running, trying to catch up with something that...

You've spent your whole life running and running, trying to catch up with something that...

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even...

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even...

Maybe I could have loved you better. Maybe you should have loved me more. Maybe...

Maybe I could have loved you better. Maybe you should have loved me more. Maybe...

It's hard to defeat a woman in love

It's hard to defeat a woman in love