He immediately bought the idea and that was when he asked me to look for a suitable ox.

That is why the ox has to be strong, and its handler too.

When I need the idea, I can find it immediately. I have a horror of rewriting or deleting; the parts of my composition are carried in my head 'till I can write them down, even to the last note. Then I do not alter a jot.

When Justin died and we got the call offering the carriage, I immediately asked for Mike.

I have always opposed the idea of Australia and New Zealand being in the group simply because Australia and New Zealand are not really East nor are they Asian.

When they say that I am too old to make a thing, I try to make it immediately.