"On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton, and the great booming of Tom tolling 101 times at 9 pm at Christ Church are inextricably interwoven with memories and regrets and lost joys. The sound almost sends me mad, so intense are the feelings it evokes."

-- A. N. Wilson

#Regret Quotes #Memories Quotes #Night Quotes

“Extra interest signifies extra risk.”
“We scored a season-high, yeah - albeit against a team that is somewhat tanking.”
“Imagination comes in after we have experience.”
“A mathematician's reputation rests on the number of bad proofs he has given.”
“In fact, the recent increase in intra-firm trading enables businesses to shift their activities across borders smoothly, thereby strengthening the response of economic activity to exchange rate movements in the long run.”
“Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.”
“Anyone who contributes to the defense fund of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.”
“You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.”

Source : Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.662, Broadway Books

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