“She's an old soldier's woman, and she has antennae for things that often escape the officer in the field.”

“Before taking her into the library, my wife told me she was an old friend in a marriage crisis. A fatuous lie; at her age there are no crises left in marriage, only acceptance and extraction. (General Villiers)”

“The easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself that you're right. As one grows old, it is easier still.”

“I see things and I hear things I do not understand. I'm a skilled, resourceful... vegetable!”

“You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way.”

“There'll come a moment when you think you can make it, and you'll try.”

“What a man can't remember doesn't exist for him.”