On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel.
Exuberance is better than taste.
A book is never finished; it's abandoned.
You do not defend a world that is already lost.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
Glory be to God for dappled things. ("Pied Beauty")
Kissing don't last: cookery do!
Bring the army of the faithful through.
Kissing don't last: cookery do !
Love beauty; it is the shadow of God on the universe
I cannot abide stupidity, in myself or in others.
Few learn golf in a lifetime.
Character is what was yesterday and will be tomorrow.
There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness.
A house in the country is not the same as a country house.
I'm an independent type. No one tells me what to do.
The guilt of newborns is immense.
The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.
It's a tragic fact to die in an accident
I like to write books and cause trouble.