"You were contemplating the mountain, Mr. Conway?" Came the inquiry."Yes, it's a fine sight. It has a name, I suppose?""It is called Karakal""I don't think I've ever heard of it. Is is very high?""Over..."
- James Hilton
"It's a very remarkable story.""Remarkable's a well-chosen word. It doesn't give you away."
"I used up most of my passions and energies during the years I've mentioned, and though I don't talk much about it, the chief thing I've asked from the world since then is to leave me alone."
"It seemed to him that the little Manchu had never looked so radiant. She gave him a most charming smile, but her eyes were all for the boy."
"We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much."
"For London, Blampied claimed, was of all cities in the world the most autumnal —its mellow brickwork harmonizing with fallen leaves and October sunsets, just as the etched grays of November composed t..."
"The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is."