“Banjo was the name of a horse I once rode. I was at a loss for a signature for my first contribution, not wishing to put my own name, and Banjo being in my mind at the time, I just slapped that down.”

Giving his characteristically unceremonious account of how his famous pen-name arose · Interview with Bernard Espinasse, Table Talk, 31 January 1896

• Fame
• Memory

“I am very particular about my work. It is not enough for me that a line scans correctly, or that it even contains a thought, it must satisfy me.”

Revealing the exacting craftsmanship behind his apparently effortless verse · Interview with Bernard Espinasse, Table Talk, 31 January 1896

• Art
• Poetry

“All joking apart, the work is hard, monotonous, and dangerous, and the men deserve every credit. I don't think the world ever saw such a lot of horsemen got together as I have in my squadron.”

Paying sincere tribute to the courage and horsemanship of the men under his command · Letter to George Robertson from Egypt during the First World War

• Courage
• Friendship
• War