"writing had to take the form of journalism. Not for me the Shangri-la of fiction. The rewards, if any, would have been too little and too late, the bailiffs were at the door. ... Two large bailiffs, they were, who visited frequently and smiled like grand pianos, the only really reliable men in my life. They told me what they were going to do and if they did it, woe was me."

-- Jill Tweedie

#Writing Quotes #Men Quotes #Doors Quotes

“It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better man of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.”
“Back in my era, hacking was all about messing with other hackers. It was a hacker war.”
“Cleopatra stood at one of the most dangerous intersections in history; that of women and power. Clever women, Euripides had warned hundreds of years earlier, were dangerous.”
“My parents believe in the principle of â€˜sink or swim,â€™ or â€˜what doesnâ€™t kill you makes you stronger â€• or it kills you.â€ From â€œThe Education of Robert Nifkin”
“Woman is the most moral element in all humanity.”
“The man who pauses in his honesty wants little of a villain.”
“The U.S. couldn't play a military role in different areas like Iraq and Afghanistan without huge quantities of oil. So a shortage or disruption in oil would not only damage the U.S. economy; it would undercut American military supremacy.”

Source : "The Permanent Energy Crisis". Interview with Julian Brookes, www.motherjones.com. June 19, 2006.
“In France the men all live in cafes, the children are all put out to nurse, and the women, saving the respect of mademoiselle -- well, the less said about them the better.”

Source : William John Locke (1912). “The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol”

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