"I didn't hesitate. Anyone who is ass enough to sacrifice himself for Flashy deserves all he gets," p. 9.

"Now I've dealt with raging women before but I'd never met anything like her," Regarding Rosanna, p. 16.

"I hadn't liked him before, but from that moment, I hated Bismarck, and decided that if ever the chance came to do him a dirty turn, I wouldn't let it slip past me," p. 20.

"One of the difficulties of writing your memoirs is that they don't run smooth, like a novel or play, from one act to the next," p. 38.

"My own idea of theatrical entertainment, I admit, is the musichall; strapping wenches and low comedians are my line, and your fine drama and music bore me to death," p. 42.

"I have a nose for risk; the uneasy feeling that had come over me on first reading her letter was returning," p. 56.

"She...