Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

The children will not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does, and the King will not leave the country in any circumstances whatever.

I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

I'm glad we've been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.