"Evidently an A level in English is a sacred trust, like something out of "The Lord of the Rings". You must go forth with your A level and protect the English language with your bow of elfin gold."

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Lynne Truss

#Gold Quotes #Bows Quotes #Levels Quotes

“I had never been to second base.”
“I really like writing from real-life experiences. Audiences seem to prefer the stuff I couldn't have made up.”
“It [childbearing] was never intended to be as time-consuming and self-conscious a process as it is. One of the deepest evils in our society is tyrannical nurturance.”
“I have two syndicated radio shows though United Stations Radio Network.”
“Truth isn't beauty. It isn't even always true. Truth is nothing more than consistency of message. I learned that from advertising.”
“If I were a 40-year-old woman, 40-to-50, I'd want to be getting my mammograms. They catch cancers, and cancer is very curable if you catch it early.”
“The man who acts the least, upbraids the most.”

Source : Homer (1848). “The Iliad of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope”, p.37
“Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.”

Source : "The Cinema of Roman Polanski: Dark Spaces of the World". Book by John Orr and Elżbieta Ostrowska, 2006.

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