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Greek tragedy was pre-Freudian, so every emotion has to be so raw; there are no psychological undertones.

I don't have a problem with my temper.

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.

Everyone has emotions; you just learn to use then and be comfortable with them.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

I'm very English, and we don't talk about emotions publicly.

I have a hell-fire temper.

My temper is of a recluse and contemplative cast; had it been otherwise, I should, perhaps, on some former occasions, have entered into the active concerns of the world and not have been connected with it merely as a writer of books.