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“I'm sorry if I took some things for granted, I'm sorry for the chains I put on you. But more than anything, I'm sorry for myself for living without you.”
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“When guilt is in its blush of infancy, it trembles in a tenderness of shame; and the first eye that pierces through the veil that hides the secret brings it to the face”
Source : Thomas Southerne (1774). “The fate of Capua. The Spartan dame. Money the mistress. A letter from the Earl of Orrey to Thomas Southerne”, p.144
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“Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.”
Source : William Congreve (1797). “The Double Dealer: A Comedy”, p.22
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“I did get to sing at Carnegie Hall when they were made Landmarks! I sang ALL THAT JAZZ with the NY Pops ...what a total thrill.”
Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
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“Dropkick Murphys, everybody! That's a band!”
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“The words to country songs are very earthy like the blues. They're not as dressed up and the people are very honest and say, 'Look, I miss you darlin', so I went out and got drunk in this bar.' That's the way you say it. Where in Tin Pan Alley they would say, 'Oh I missed you darling, so I went to this restaurant and I sat down and had a dinner for one.' That's cleaned up now, you see? But country and blues tells it like it is.”
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“Nice? It's the ONLY thing, said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing... he went on dreamily: messing about... in... boats; messing..”
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“That which renders life burdensome to us generally arises from the abuse of it.”
