George Mikes

When I am alone in the forest at night-time and jump from one tree to another, I often think that life is so strange.

Q. Why don't the British panic?A. They do, but very quietly. It is impossible for the naked eye to tell their panic from their ecstasy.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

Remember: If you go for a walk with a friend in England, don't say a single word for hours; if you go for a walk with your dog, talk to it all the time.