Whereas our grandparents lived as if they had swallowed gyroscopes, we think and act as if we have swallowed Gallup polls.
Usually people who do bad things make good writers. I did a lot of bad things, which is why my novels are interesting.
I once met a beautiful, proper English girl. I bid her adieu. . . . she bid me a don't.
I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.
In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency.
A nonviolent person's life is always at the disposal of him who would take it.