“Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.”

“To know you are among people whom you love, and who love you – that has made all the successes wonderful, much more wonderful than they'd have been anyway.”

“Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is: Do you have staying power?”

“It's a pity you didn't have a little more brandy. It might have made you more agreeable!”

“People have died from hiccups, you know.”

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

“I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. ”