I cannot remember a single painting, although I do remember trying hard to be deeply impressed by them at the time.
Young men of my type are prone to be impatient of details, and give their loyalties without regard to evidence.
The rolling sound of a good hymn badly sung is particularly evocative.
I did not like Ravenscliff by instinct, but I was beginning to find him fascinating. A book-reading, socialist-sympathising, child-begetting capitalist fraud.
God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of my family so demean themselves. How can one tell who might read it? No worthy book has ever been writ...
Comrade Kropotkin has argued in the past that Darwinism is but a reflection of capitalism because it emphasises competition and struggle over cooperation and coexistence. It justifies the exploitation...
As in most obituaries, the author said little about the man; they rarely do. But the reticence here was greater than usual. It mentioned that Ravenscliff left a wife, but did not say when they married...
Although I do not need to be surrounded by others in order to feel alive, I do need some conversation and distraction.
A te trezi, în Roma ca și în oricare alt oraș, e o treabă personală și cel mai bine e să o rezolvi în liniște.
Creating a void which others seek to fill through conversation.
People make the mistake of assuming far too many things about armies,’ Lefevre told me one evening. ‘They assume, for a start, that generals know what they are doing and know what is going on. They as...
Nu pot să spun că sunt mulțumit. Dar asta este. Ce poți face? Oamenii ăștia insistă să împartă faima cu mine.
Many of you know little about storytelling. Before I begin, let me explain. The Story is the story of us all. If understood properly, it is of immense power. It tells you who you are, what you might e...
I knew salesmen, they made good murderers.
Dar Bottando știa, datorită unei înțelepciuni ascuțite în ani întregi de activitate, că nu exista nici un document care să ateste că responsabilitatea nu-i mai aparținea, iar asta era îngrijorător.
Although individuals and small events did affect the course of historical development, the influence of even major figures was strictly limited. In
Tommaso nu voise decât un strat de protecție între el și responsabilitate, în cazul în care se întâmpla ceva rău.
The next day was a dream of such perfection that I have never approached the like again. It was, of course, all illusion, but I like to think of it still in isolation from what came after,as a moment...
The French, I knew, were well ahead in this area, constructing gigantic palaces in the centre of cities which offer every luxury to travellers prepared to pay well to avoid any real contact with the p...
Rosie digested the information, but not the cake. Her mother was strict about eating between meals. 'A fat girl will never find a good man, Rosie,' was her view, handed down to her by Great-aunt Jessi...