"I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I've just finished Washington Square. What a brilliant, painful book."

-- Antonia Fraser

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“I grew up in a very political household. My mum used to shout at the television. At Mrs. Thatcher.”

Source : "I've an overactive brain". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2008.
“The soul that has come to know God fully no longer desires anything else, nor does it attach itself to anything on the earth; and if you put before it a kingdom, it would not desire it, for the love of God gives such sweetness and joy to the soul that even the life of a king can no longer give it any sweetness.”
“I really love Natalie Portman; she's the real deal.”
“If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster.”
“I do not believe in God. It seems to me that theists of all kinds have very largely failed to make their concept of a deity intelligible; and to the extent that they have made it intelligible, they have given us no reason to think that anything answers to it.”
“To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsakenâ€”all of these are deeply desired outcomes during the deliberate, divine tutorials which God gives to usâ€”because He loves us. These learning experiences must not be misread as divine indifference. Instead, such tutorials are a part of the divine unfolding.”
“Quincy [Jones] is one of the greatest world figures, of all-time. I mean he's up there with Muhammad Ali, as far as I'm concerned. His humanitarian work, his contribution to the world and music - he's really an amazing man. Even political divides don't affect his humanity. So, to me, that was extremely meaningful.”
“The boys are so powerful off of the baseline now that they don't have to come to the net to finish points. That's the reason we went to the net. To finish the point. Nowadays, even the big guys can hit winners four feet behind the baseline.”

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