“Anybody who can belive six impossible things before breakfast wins hands down in this game.”

“Six people were thinking of Rosemary Barton who had died nearly a year ago...”

“A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.”

“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”

“It's so much nicer to be a secret and delightful sin to anybody than to be a feather in his cap.”

“People who can be very good can be very bad too.”

“To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure.[author's dedication]”