Give naught, get same. Give much, get same.
There is magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
We make our own fortune and call it destiny.
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
When I want to read a novel, I write one.
Fear makes us feel our humanity.
Farms and in castles, in homes, studies, and cloisters - where sensible people manage to live relatively lusty and decent lives, as moral as they must be, as free as they may be, and as masterly as they can be. If we only knew it, this elusive arrangement is happiness.
Today everything's a conflict of interest.
I spend so much time living by myself - mostly in hotels - and I pick up cats when I'm feeling particularly lonely.
Bill Astor knew these papers were missing. Stephen showed his hand in October.