"It sometimes seems to me that the whole course of English history was one of accident, confusion, chance and unintended consequences - there's no real pattern."

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Source : "Peter Ackroyd: 'I just want to tell a story'" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2011.

Peter Ackroyd

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“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

Source : Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896). “Oldtown folks. Sam Lawson's Oldtown fireside stories”
“It is the freedom to blaspheme, to transgress, to move beyond the pale, that is at the heart of all intellectual, artistic and political endeavor. Far from censoring offensive speech, a vibrant and diverse society should encourage it. In any society that is not uniform, grey and homogeneous, there are bound to be clashes of viewpoints.”
“The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God.”

Source : FaceBook post by Pastor Jim Cymbala from May 09, 2015
“When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.”
“I believe that thinking about the problem â€¦ is your problem.”
“Writing seems like the only job where what you think and feel really matters.”

Source : Richard North Patterson (2011). “The Final Judgment”, p.104, Macmillan
“I don't preach or try to impress my views upon people.”
“Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris.”

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