Caroline

“the Battle of the Book, which took place in the kingdom of Cairbre Drom Cliabh in north-west Ireland between 555 and 561, two clans went to war after St. Columba had illegally copied a version of the Psalms belonging to St. Finnian, most likely the only war to even begin over copyright infringement.”
― Ed West, Saxons vs. Vikings: Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages

“he had kindness where other people had lungs,”
― Katherine Rundell, Rooftoppers

“when the showrunner asks who should get a freelance, the writers will champion the writers’ assistant who once scolded Tender Greens for not including the dill dressing (which they’ discontinued two years ago) the co-EP demanded. They won’t nominate you – you’re just a spellchecker and a jerk. Go back to your office and eat your lunch alone.”
― Shawn Waugh, Everything Sucks And I Hate Everyone: The Complete Guide to Script Coordinating

“Although their populations ranged only from 20 to 200 people, we may see in them the beginnings of urban life in England. The author believes that London was once just such a hill fort, but the evidence for it is now buried beneath the megalopolis it has become.”
― Peter Ackroyd, Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors