A Long Way From Verona

Just when you think someone’s thinking like you do, they give you a blank look and can’t remember.

‘Some things are much better kept to oneself. Don’t feel you have to tell people everything. It is a great mistake. You often lose things if you pass them around.

Never discuss money, it says in all the books of rules but they never talk about any blessed thing else. ‘Penniless’, they’ll say and ‘pass the salt’ and it’ll be in a Georgian silver salt cellar.

‘And we’ve started Cranford.’ ‘What’s that like?’ ‘Awful. We’ve only read two chapters but it’s all about people dying in terrible pain.’

‘Why do you have to get so excited all the time? Don’t get in such a state all the time. You exaggerate, that’s your trouble. You see things out of focus, like cows.’ ‘Do cows?’ ‘Yes – they see things double the size.’