John Phillips Marquand

There is a certain phase in the life of the aged when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the years.

I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.

His father watched him across the gulf of years and pathos which always must divide a father from his son.

I feel sorry for generations of Labour voters and supporters who must look and wonder what on earth has gone wrong and what Labour is for.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.