"English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal-water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold fla…"

"... gauzes of filmy Fellini ..."

"How nice to be in England... Now that England's here, I stand upright on my wheelbarrow, And pretend I'm Boadicea."

"The gutters leaked like secrets, and the rain rained rain like rain..."

"I don't know what I want, but I want it NOW!"

"This unasked-for jollity in the middle of an English afternoon left Sir Henry shivering with a red passion, his face …"

"Do you know what a palmist once said to me? She said: WILL YOU LET GO!"

"Gentlemen, I am a bulldog, and you will find my bark is worse!"

"If I had all the money I've spent on drink — I'd spend it on drink."

"Seems a novel enough way to commit suicide. Pass me m' pistol. See if I can't bring the blighter down in the lake."