What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining.

“Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?”

“imagination is a form of flagellation if a sensitive child lets it run wild ...”

“Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having ey…”

“People have died from hiccups, you know.”