"Witches is being sold as an account of the Belvoir scandals, but in truth, Tracy Borman has written a thorough and beautifully researched social history of the early 1600s, taking in everything from folk medicine to James I's sex life."

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Source : "Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction by Tracy Borman - review" by Bella Bathurst, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2013.

Bella Bathurst

#Sex Quotes #Medicine Quotes #Scandal Quotes

“I think blocking a shot at a crucial point of the game is the most incredible feeling.”
“I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.”

Source : "Aishwarya Rai's post-baby body forces India to confront its attitude to women" by Sarfraz Manzoor, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2012.
“Isn't it a riddle . . . and awe-inspiring, that everything is so beautiful? Despite the horror. Lately I've noticed something grand and mysterious peering through my sheer joy in all that is beautiful, a sense of its creator . . . Only man can be truly ugly, because he has the free will to estrange himself from this song of praise. It often seems that he'll manage to drown out this hymn with his cannon thunder, curses and blasphemy. But during this past spring it has dawned upon me that he won't be able to do this. And so I want to try and throw myself on the side of the victor.”
“I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.”
“Haste is good only in catching fleas.”
“You don't believe that your friend could ever do anything great. You despise yourself in secret, even â€“ no, especially â€“ when you stand on your dignity; and since you despise yourself, you are unable to respect your friend. You can't bring yourself to believe that anyone you have sat at table with, or shared a house with, is capable of great achievement. That is why all great men have been solitary. It is hard to think in your company, little man. One can only think 'about' you, or 'for your benefit', not 'with' you, for you stifle all big, generous ideas.”
“Every morning I look in the mirror and make a promise to myself. To stop acting like this today. That Mi Soo is a good friend. That John only loves me. But it doesn't work that well. I feel like I'm going crazy if John even smiles at Mi Soo. Even when they sit across from one another! I really feel like I'm going to die.”
“Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.”

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