She had been to her Great-Aunt Willoughby’s before, and she knew exactly what to expect. She would be asked about her lessons, and how many marks she had, and whether she had been a good girl. I can’t...
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
Trevor wondered if anyone in the outside world could even guess at the horror of working in the Planning Department
Sometimes the body gets out of bed an hour before the brain.
Just because he likes the same bizzaro crap as you doesn't mean he's your soul mate.
101 Reason why its its great to be a woman : Since the advent of feminism, we can publicly ogle male bodies and not be called sexist. If a man indulges in this behavior over a picture of naked woman,...
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
Once I tried to kill myself with a bungee cord. I kept almost dying.
I find that when people laugh it's usually because they're connecting and identifying in a way that they hadn't considered. That's my payoff. I'm not interested in other people thinking differently. I...
We may be pilgrims passing through this world, but let's not be grim-pills in the process!
You only get one life.Too bad you already made a mess of it.
Our family car was the antithesis of designs and desirability. It was like driving Hitler's moustache.
Teaching a man how to clean barnacles from a keel is an amazing useful talent, one any child should be fortunate to learn. Magochiro is our champion barnaclebully at present. String him under a keel,...
- "Surely you have considered terrorist activity?"There was another pause. Then the spokesman said, in the quiet tones of someone who has had enough and who is going to quit after this and raise chick...
Women are almost two thirds more likely than men to believe in God, a major study of attitudes among middle aged Britons has found, says The Telegraph. Well, men are twice more likely than God to beli...
New becomes stale and old becomes fresh. The impractical, ageing estate long ago left behind to Singapore's pioneers and their homemade tofu stalls takes on a certain irreverence and originality; an a...
I am a perfectionist in spirit
They seek him here. They seek him there. Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in Heaven? Or is he in Hell? That damned, illusive pimpernel.
State your point. If the opposite party doesn't agree, state it harder- with a punch.
Humour is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention. But it has no persuasive value at all.
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