A. C. Benson

All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

Being English, I always laugh at anything to do with the lavatory or bottoms.