Oxford Is Oxford: Not A Mere Receptacle

It Is The Function Of The Novelist To Reveal The Hidden Life At Its Source: To Tell Us More About Queen Victoria Than Could Be Known, And Thus To Produce A Character Who Is Not The Queen Victoria Of History.

As Her Time In Florence Drew To A Close She Was Only At Ease Amongst Those To Whom She Felt Indifferent.

No Man Can Be An Agnostic Who Has A Sense Of Humour.

Neanderthal Man Listened To Stories, If One May Judge By The Shape Of His Skull.

Italy And London Are The Only Places Where I Don't Feel To Exist On Sufferance.