"I very seldom, during my whole stay in the country, heard a sentence elegantly turned, and correctly pronounced from the lips of an American."

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Source : Frances Trollope (2014). “Domestic Manners of the Americans”, p.36, Oxford University Press

Frances Trollope

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“I only saw fire and chandeliers and smoke. No people. Not the room. Not even a time frame. Do you know how many chandeliers there are in the south wing alone? What was I supposed to do? Tell everyone to avoid chandeliers forever?”

Source : Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.250, Pan Macmillan
“A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.”
“To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself.”
“My father tried to give me the sex talk once, and he chickened out. He walked into my room and went, 'Adam - uh, don't kiss guys.'”
“When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold.”
“Battle with unconditioned breath the unconditioned air. Shun electric wire. Communicate slowly. Live a three-dimensional life; stay away from screens.”
“I don't really think you can ever stop making new friends or learning about as many new things as possible.”
“Why do Americans find government so baffling and irritating-even though many of us depend on public programs for a secure retirement, an affordable mortgage, or a college loan? In this timely and important book, political scientist Suzanne Mettler explains how the United States has come to rely on hidden, indirect policies that privilege special interests but puzzle regular citizens. American democracy can do better, and she shows how. Politicians and the public alike have much to learn from her brilliant and engaging analysis.”

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