“I am a great believer in variations on the routine.”
“I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.”
“I dislike routine, but I am a creature of habit.”
“I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit”
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it”
“To be alone, but to be pierced through with a kingly joy, now and then, as I believe I am, is a great possession indeed.”