“Are we truly acting from principle and not from interest? Surely it is at least convenient that for us the two coincide.” — John Colville Coincide Copy Share Image
“Naval heroes are seldom immodest, but soldiers quite often are. It is said of one gallant general that publication of his book… — John Colville Books Copy Share Image
He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to it in a speech. — John Colville Birth Copy Share Image
