“She still hasn’t cried because to stay in shock feels safer, it keeps a distance between her and the thing she’s trying to pretend hasn’t happened.”
― The House at the End of Hope Street
― The House at the End of Hope Street
“really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“I must study politics and war,” wrote John Adams, “that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, and naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.”
― Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics
― Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics
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