"The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, no matter how unjust and rudely delivered, can validate a man who fails to treat a woman with anything less than utmost courtesy." The boys hung on his every word. He glanced in her direction. "I have met some incredibly unpleasant women, and I have never failed in this duty. But I must admit: your sister may prove my undoing."

-- Ilona Andrews

#Men Quotes #Boys Quotes #Unjust Quotes

“We eat light, drink it in through our skins”
“A touch of madness is, I think, almost always necessary for constructing a destiny.”

Source : Marguerite Yourcenar, Matthieu Galey (1984). “With Open Eyes: Conversations with Matthieu Galey”, Boston : Beacon Press
“We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.”
“Ever since I was really little, I loved performing and being up on stage, and being the entertainment.”
“Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.”
“All I can do is play the game the way the cards fall.”
“You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.”

Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1983). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Viking Pr
“Examples of human stupidity. Blasphemy in Pakistan can now include spelling errors by children or throwing away a card bearing the name "Muhammad".”

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