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“But what can a man see of a library being one day in it?”
Source : James Boswell, Marlies K. Danziger (2008). “James Boswell: the journal of his German and Swiss travels, 1764”, Yale Univ Pr
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“I am said to be difficult of acquaintance, unwilling to meet any one half way, and showing a social manner which is easy, not diffident, but formal and unresponsive, tending constantly to hold people off.”
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“I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them.”
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“I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.”
Source : "Mark Gatiss: My family values". Interview with Alistair Duncan, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2010.
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“I also picked prostitutes as victims because they were easy to pick up, without being noticed. I knew they would not be reported missing right away, and might never be reported missing.”
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“I combined smoky grey shadows with ultra heavy black liner and piled on extra lashes for a mysterious and sultry look. To contrast with the gritty texture on the eyes, I kept the girls skin soft and pretty and gave their lips a natural flush.”
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“Be not ashamed to confess that you have been in the wrong. It is but owning that you now have more sense than you had before, to see your error; more humility to acknowledge it; more grace to correct it.”
Source : Jeremiah Seed (1757). “Discourses on several important subjects. To which are added, 8 sermons preached at the lady Moyer's lecture, in the cathedral church of st. Paul, London”, p.65
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“I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.”