I'm Not Wild About Holidays.

Youve Simply Got To Go On And On With Your Family And Friends And Tell Them How Much You Love Them Because You Never Know Whether Theyll Be There Tomorrow, Do You?

I Think It Bespeaks A Generous Nature, A Man Who Can Cook.

It's A Good Idea To Wait A Few Months Before Joining Anything When You Arrive At A Village. A Bookseller Friend Who Retired To Nearby Oxfordshire, And Was Worried He Might Be Bored, Got Himself On To Every Village Committee In The First Six Months, And Spent The Next Ten Years Extricating Himself.

If You Feel Compelled To Give A New Year's Eve Party, Don't Invite People To Arrive Too Early Or They'll Go Off The Boil Before Midnight.

Hurting Other People Is Not Excusable Because You've Been Hurt Yourself.