One

When one has really something to say, one does not use clichés; one cannot.

Two

The extinguishing of desire, with an accompanying indifference, be it high or low, is bad for youth.

Three

Do you suppose that if the fame of Shakespeare depended on the man in the street, it would survive a fortnight?

Four

Common-sense will solve any problem—any!—always provided it is employed simultaneously with politeness.

Five

London is the most provincial town in England—invariably vulgar, reactionary, hysterical, and behind the rest of the country. A nice sort of place England would be if we in the provinces had to copy London.