"I am afraid I have nothing to say about the war, except that it is going to happen."

"Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks his whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns somersaults when there is no whip."

"Good prose is like a window pane."

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

"The English are not a spiritual people. They are a practical people."