English Quotes

I have to realise that as I am only English and am allowed to live in America, I have to give something in return. And since I cannot build a hospital, or endow a university, I can only give my infinite availability.

There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.

I grew up in a very British family who had been transplanted to Canada, and my grandmother’s house was filled with English books.

Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child.

The most powerful words in English are, ‘Tell me a story.’

English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street.

We’re not savages. We’re English.

The English game is not faster than the German game.

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn’t speak English and I couldn’t speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations – that’s why we got married really quickly.