And as I am an honest puck,if we have unearned luck,now to's scape the serpent's tongue,we will make amends ere long,else the puck a liar call.

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

The best prophet of the future is the past.