“The earl could have made Napoleon comfortable in a room sporting a guillotine.”

“I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.”

“After further introductions were made, we settled in the family room. Yes, the living room would have been nicer, but I wanted comfortable surroundings while plotting to murder one famed historical figure with another one.~Cat”

“Tough guy, if brooding was a sport, you'd have gold medals with scowling faces lining the walls of your room.”

“i could never be a sports writer, unless my assignment was to write 'sports sports sports sports sports' for three pages”

“We need a Napoleon. An Alexander. Except that Napoleon lost in the end, and Alexander flamed out and died young. We need a Julius Caesar, except that he made himself a dictator, and died for it.”