I Have Only Ever Read One Book

I Do Love Translating; It Is The Pure Pleasure Of Writing Without The Misery Of Inventing.

The English Lord Marries For Love, And Is Rather Inclined To Love Where Money Is; He Rarely Marries In Order To Improve His Coat Of Arms.

An Aristocracy In A Republic Is Like A Chicken Whose Head Has Been Cut Off: It May Run About In A Lively Way, But In Fact It Is Dead.

The Test Of A Cook Is How She Boils An Egg. My Boiled Eggs Are Fantastic, Fabulous. Sometimes As Hard As A 100 Carat Diamond, Or Again Soft As A Feather Bed, Or Running Like A Cooling Stream, They Can Also Burst Like Fireworks From Their Shells And Take On The Look And Rubbery Texture Of A Baby Octopus. Never A Dull Egg, With Me.

The Great Advantage Of Living In A Large Family Is That Early Lesson Of Life's Essential Unfairness.