She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

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I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is...

I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is...

If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and...

If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and...

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then...

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then...

Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow...

Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow...

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

Western man is schizophrenic.

Western man is schizophrenic.

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues...

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues...

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try,...

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try,...

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event....

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event....

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then...

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then...

There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough...

There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough...

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to...

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to...

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the...

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the...

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.