People are wrong when they say that the opera isn't what it used to be. It is what it used to be — that's what's wrong with it! - Noël Coward

It's such a surprise
For Eastern eyes
To see,
That though the English are effete,
They're quite impervious to heat.

Lord knows I'm not a fool girl
I really shouldn't care
Lord knows I'm not a school girl
In the flurry of her first affair.

Amanda: Whose yacht is that?
Elyot: The Duke of Westminster's I expect. It always is.
Amanda: I wish I were on it.
Elyot: I wish you were too.
Amanda: There's no need to be nasty.
Elyot: Yes, there is every need. I've never in my life felt a greater urge to be nasty.