A wartime Minister of Information is compelled, in the national interest, to such continuous acts of duplicity that even his natural hair must grow to resemble a wig.

Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.

A newspaper is always a weapon in somebody's hands.

Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead.

There is nothing quite so terrifying as a mad sheep.

An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions.

If I wrote a book about England I should call it What About Wednesday Week? which is what English people say when they are making what they believe to be an urgent appointment.

The future belongs to all who, refusing to look back at the past move ahead with the clock as it ticks.

The rules of life are nothing that cannot be fixed.

Arrogance is nothing but Stupidity with an ego.

Time stoops to no man's lure.

Music is at its best when it is pleasingly melancholic.

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.

I think parents should know what their children are reading, and if they truly object, they should tell their kids why, rather than summarily removing a book from their possession.

Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.

My religious training told me that in times of personal uncertainty one should seek God's direction through personal prayer and study of the Christian scriptures.

I just wanted to be Patti's [Smith] messenger and get her word out there.