Charles Wilson

“Anselm targeted the sodomy, drunkenness and slovenly dress that he was disappointed to find flourishing among the English priesthood.”
― Charles Spencer, The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

“burnt stubs of candles were stuck to the floor. The candles formed a circle. Nothing appeared to have been taken but the cabinet in which Marepool III was displayed had been broken and the head had been handled. Some candle wax and fragments of mistletoe adhered to it.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“The first day I walked into Frank’s kitchen, I was sporting a long ponytail, mascara, and combat boots. By the time I left, I had cut my hair short and wore my chef’s coat with pride. I didn’t adorn myself with anything else. I shed any notion of an adolescent identity and started from scratch.”
― Edward Lee, Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine

“The spreading influence of the Church had affected the domestic arrangements of all, including priests and princes, setting bastard stock in a separate, inferior category to children born in wedlock.”
― Charles Spencer, The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream