True socialism is the equalization of all privileges. The power to take advantage of them, - that is another matter.

To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing

Rome is stately and impressive; Florence is all beauty and enchantment; Genoa is picturesque; Venice is a dream city; but Naples is simply -- fascinating.

When an object or purpose is clearly held in thought, its precipitation, in tangible and visible form, is merely a question of time. The vision always precedes, and itself determines the realization.

To live in Venice is like being domesticated in the heart of an opal.

The vision always precedes the realization

it is far better to appreciate and not to possess, than to possess and not to appreciate.

History and legend and art and romance meet and mingle to create that indefinable sorcery of Venice. It is like nothing on earth except a poet's dream.

Love is the reality of the soul.

Yes, sir, there are things to see and do on the French Riviera without spending money.

... food is not simply organic fuel to keep body and soul together, it is a perishable art that must be savoured at the peak of perfection.

Education is not life planning, it is life.

The horror genre is fun but I'm not sure it is quite right for me.

In the olden days, when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest daughter was so lovely that even the sun... was struck with wonder.

If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.

Sometimes it is good to fall down so that we can see whether we honourably get up or disgracefully turn into a miserable reptile!

It's true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, could be dangerous.

There was a lot of stuff happening in Havana that was being heard and appreciated by New Orleans musicians because of this situation. And vice versa.

Like all really strong-minded women, on whom everybody flops, she adored being bossed about. It was so restful.