Quotes from Dornford Yates

the progress of which mankind is so proud, may well be known to the gods by another name.

Twice the clouds came down, to swathe Bel Air in their delicate folds of moisture for twenty-four hours. On the second occasion, the five of us walked in cloud halfway to the Col de Fer. By road, of course. The exercise acted like a cure. I never remember feeling fitter in all my life. And the music of the orchestra of waters we could not see was unforgettable.

When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to pray for his soul.