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Jane Rule: The real power...

Jane Rule: The real power...

The real power of books is their deep companionability. We learn from them as we learn from the deep companionability...

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Mary McCarthy: Bureacracy, the rule...

Mary McCarthy: Bureacracy, the rule...

Bureacracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

Source:...

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Mary McCarthy: We all live...

Mary McCarthy: We all live...

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own...

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Edward Dahlberg: What has a...

Edward Dahlberg: What has a...

What has a writer to be bombastic about? Whatever good a man may write is the consequence of accident, luck, or...

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Evelyn Waugh: It is a...

Evelyn Waugh: It is a...

It is a curious thing that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: His mother had...

Lois McMaster Bujold: His mother had...

His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: A weapon is...

Lois McMaster Bujold: A weapon is...

A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.

Source: In Collection...

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Joseph Heller: Peace on earth...

Joseph Heller: Peace on earth...

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Source: Good as...

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George Santayana: There is no...

George Santayana: There is no...

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Source:...

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Emile M Cioran: Every thought derives...

Emile M Cioran: Every thought derives...

Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation.

Source: The Trouble with Being...

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Robert Penn Warren: I've been to...

Robert Penn Warren: I've been to...

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing was always first. It's a kind of pain I can't do...

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Richard C Trench: Grammar is the...

Richard C Trench: Grammar is the...

Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

Source: On...

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Theodore M Hesburgh: The most important...

Theodore M Hesburgh: The most important...

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

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Mahatma Gandhi: I do not...

Mahatma Gandhi: I do not...

I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the...

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John Bunyan: Some said, John,...

John Bunyan: Some said, John,...

Some said, John, print it; other said, Not so:
Some said, It might do good; others said,...

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Augustus (and Julius) Hare: Science sees signs;...

Augustus (and Julius) Hare: Science sees signs;...

Science sees signs; Poetry the thing signified.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: The most dangerous...

Friedrich Nietzsche: The most dangerous...

The most dangerous physicians are those who can act in perfect mimicry of the born...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: It is obvious...

Friedrich Nietzsche: It is obvious...

It is obvious that all sense has gone out of modern marriage: which is, however, no objection to marriage but to...

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Karl von Clausewitz: Pursue one great...

Karl von Clausewitz: Pursue one great...

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Source: In The...

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Robert Baden-Powell: A Scout smiles...

Robert Baden-Powell: A Scout smiles...

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

Source: Scouting for...

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