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As military regulations state that it is the duty of every prisoner of war to make immediate and strenuous effort to escape, and as every man is at heart an adventurer, it is not surprising that our languid community was from time to time regaled by the rumours of impending sorties.

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There comes some time an end to all things, to the good and to the bad.

The Loom of Youth (1917)

I am prepared to believe that a dry Martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does to the soul.

In Praise of Wine (1959)

The novelist is so often driven to write about love because he has not got enough material from other walks of life.

The actual writing of a novel is extremely hard work, but it's very hard to persuade a reader that it is.

I returned to civilian life, agreeing with Henri Murger, that the first duty of a wine was to be red, adding my own corollary that its second duty was to be Burgundy.

In Praise of Wine (1959)

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