I’m very attracted to things that I can’t define.
Novelty, the most potent of all attractions, is also the most perishable.
Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.
All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.
British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match; personal allusions are forbidden like hitting below the belt, and anyone who loses his temper is disqualified.
Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.
If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.
We are the prisoners of history. Or are we?
Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.
There's no such thing as dead languages, only dormant minds.
I didn't want to get stuck in pretty, public school roles, or I knew I'd end up as some sort of caricature.