"He is a fool who thinks by force or skill To turn the current of a woman's will."

“I feel like my unwillingness to look for healthy options now is the reason why I have put my weight back on. … Everybody knows how to diet, everybody has had their shares of ups and downs of yo-yo diets, but the hardest thing is to learn really how to make this a lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life.”

“Public housing is more than just a place to live, public housing programs should provide opportunities to residents and their families.”

“If you persevere, stick with it, wok at it, you have a real opportunity to achieve. If you do your best and keep a true compass, you'll get there.”

“Nevertheless, one learned very early that books had to be respected; they were all putative Bibles and to some small degree had a share in holiness.”

“I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an individual. A successful person is one who manages to lay down a new stone, a brick that would help firm up his nation's existence.”

“I kept having chills. This was in the middle of the summer and I was wearing a sheepskin jacket and I was chilling. I was shaking all over.”

“Custom makes monsters of us all.”

Source : Ngaio Marsh (2012). “Death in Ecstasy: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #4”, p.145, Felony & Mayhem Press

“The second thing we did was said, OK, we've now identified the risk, but what do you want to do with the money? Because it's not enough to have risk; you've got to have a meaningful use for the money we give you.”