“You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs—except in England, of course.”

“Scratch an Englishman and find a Protestant.”

“There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog”

“And identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to yourself except as you remember yourself and then of course you do not believe yourself.”

“I know no place at which an Englishman may drop down suddenly among a pleasanter circle of acquaintance, or find himself with a more clever set of men, than he can do at Boston.”

“A dog will make eye contact. A cat will, too, but a cat’s eyes don’t even look entirely warm-blooded to me, whereas a dog’s eyes look human except less guarded. A dog will look at you as if to say, “What do you want me to do for you? I’ll do anything for you.” Whether a dog can in fact, do anything for you if you don’t have sheep (I never have) is another matter. The dog is willing.”

“There was no choice. If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn't you help him?”

“People love dogs. You can never go wrong adding a dog to the story.”

“Never say of anybody under you: he is no good. It is you who are no good, for you cannot find a place where he will be of use.”

“What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840? But then, what have you in common with the child of five whose photograph your mother keeps on the mantelpiece? Nothing, except that you happen to be the same person.”