“The Profumo Affair in 1963 profoundly altered British society. It gave lie to the belief that those born into the ruling class were inherently superior and destined to lead.”
― Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
― Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
“Naming nature doesn't tame nature.”
― Bonemeal
― Bonemeal
“If we might be able to save this world, how can we walk away? Too many people around here have given up! Galloran said heroes sacrifice for causes; they do things that others hide from. I may not be some great hero, but I won’t hide from this. I would never live with myself.”
― A World Without Heroes
― A World Without Heroes
“She was wilful, maddening, quarrelsome and intolerant, but somehow these things were trifling: there was a passion inside her that burned like a candle in a lantern, and it lit up his life.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
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