Mary Beth

“uncomfortably conscious that women of her age did not generally hide in cupboards drinking whisky”
― Clara Benson, The Incident at Fives Castle

“I set fire to his bed one night while he was in it. I’d be obliged if you wouldn’t mention that, though, as they never found out who did it, but the police got involved and things were rather unpleasant at school for a while.”
― Clara Benson, The Incident at Fives Castle

“The woman’s brain has two hemispheres,” she slurred. “One for loving, one for hating. They can operate quite competently at the same time.”
― Colin Cotterill, The Merry Misogynist

“are you not ashamed of your eagerness to possess as much wealth, reputation, and honors as possible, while you do not care for nor give thought to wisdom or truth, or the best possible state of your soul?”
― Plato, Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo