"On a treacherous wicket all the batsman can do is to watch the ball with all his might and let the bat follow the eye."

"He raised everything he touched to grandeur. The characters in his hands became heroic; the conflicts becam…"

"There's nothing noble or selfless about politicians and there never has been. Putting it charitably, Profil…"

"Allow me to say how manly and humanly great of you I think this is. Your courageous and firm intervention h…"

"Let us call our man, the hero of this story, Kingbitter. We imagine a man, and a name to go with him. Or co…"

"The Americans should stop insulting us, I'm not going to be an accomplice to the depopulation of the land. …"

"Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy."