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“A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use.”
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“Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening hour when we got on a high stool to reach down an untried volume, or sat with parted lips listening to a new talker, or for very lack of books began to listen to the voices within, as the first traceable beginning of our love.”
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“You don’t have the slightest idea of what it means to write a scene and a character in the English language, with images and words chock full of received meaning.”
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“Home Economics stands for the ideal home life for today unhampered by the traditions of the past and the utilization of all the resources of modern science to improve home life.”
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“Since it is necessary to have enemies, let us endeavour to have those who do us honour.”
Source : Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1875). “English Portraits”, p.91, London : Daldy, Isbister
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“I keep fit by running after my three boys all day.”
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“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.”
Source : Martin Van Buren (1969). “Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862: chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”
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“Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever.”
Source : Alastair Reynolds (2006). “Century Rain”, p.84, Penguin
