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Do you love him?""I wish people would stop asking me that," Celia muttered under her breath."What people?""Gran." She swallowed. "Mr. Pinter.""Mr. Pinter?" Minerva echoed with decided interest."It's not what you think," Celia protested. "I hired him to find out the truth about my suitors, so he wanted to know if I was in love with any of them."Minerva arched one eyebrow. "And why should he care?""That's what I said. And ever since, he's been baiting me in front of them and telling me awful things about them to blacken them in my mind.""Even Lyons?" Minerva said."Well, no. I mean, I'm sure you've heard about the madness in the duke's family, but beyond that, Jackson hasn't found a single thing-""Jackson?"Celia colored. "Mr. Pinter." When Minerva kept staring, she added sullenly, "We've been in each other's pockets because of the investigation. That's all. By Sabrina Jeffries Gran Celia People Minerva Pinter

A man without earnestness is a mournful and perplexing spectacle. But it is a consolation to believe, as we must of such a one, that he is the most effectual and compulsive of all schools. By John Sterling Spectacle Man Earnestness Mournful Perplexing

Till the hour when the trump of the Archangel shall sound to announce that Time shall be no more, the name of Lafayette shall stand enrolled upon the annals of our race, high on the list of the pure and disinterested benefactors of mankind. By Marquis De Lafayette Archangel Time Lafayette Till Race

Marcel was from Louisiana, so for four years Emily had been southern by association. She insisted on Lynchburg Lemonades. She scheduled interviews around the Gators. She championed gentility. Anyone at a dinner party who thought they could tell a joke making fun of the region encountered a faceful of Emily, quick and ferocious as a convert, as a woman who loved a man. Emily now had no claim to the South. The region and its interests would proceed without her. By Marie-Helene Bertino Louisiana Emily Marcel Association Years

Before my eyes daily as we sailed way down upon the Suwannee River were visions of spring furrows at Clouds Creek, the warmed earth opened up behind the plow; of wildflowered meadows, cool and verdant, and airy open woods along the shaded creeks, winding southeast to the Edisto. That spring landscape turned forever and away in my mind's eye, changing softly into gold greens of upland summer in that lost land where I was born, the country of my forefathers, the heart of home. Clouds Creek - my earth - was the wellspring and the source of Edgar Watson, all the Eden he had ever wished or hoped to find. By Peter Matthiessen Edisto Creek Suwannee River Clouds

While politicians contend, and men are swerved this way and that by conflicting tides of interest and passion, the great cause of human liberty is in the hands of one ... who shall not fail nor be discouraged ... By Harriet Beecher Stowe Contend Passion Politicians Men Swerved

I like him," she said, hugging Beatrix and drawing back to view her with a smile. "He seems to be a good and honorable man.""And brave," Cam added."Yes," Amelia replied soberly, "one can't forget what he did in the war.""Oh, I didn't mean that," Cam told her. "I was referring to the fact that he's willing to marry a Hathaway sister."Amelia stuck her tongue out at him, and he grinned. By Lisa Kleypas Beatrix Cam Amelia Hugging Smile

kind. It was the most singular, and almost the most touching and melancholy exile that fancy can imagine. - One of By Mark Twain Kind Singular Imagine Touching Melancholy

I'm beginning to wonder," said Kent, sitting down now on an overturned wooden tub. "Who do I serve? Why am I here?"You are here, because, in the expanding ethical ambiguity of our situation, you are steadfast in your righteousness. It is to you, our banished friend, that we all turn - a light amid the dark dealings of family and politics. You are the moral backbone on which the rest of us hang our bloody bits. Without you we are merely wiggly masses of desire writhing in our own devious bile."Really?" asked the old knight.Aye," said I.I'm not sure I want to keep company with you lot, then. By Christopher Moore Kent Sitting Tub Beginning Overturned

He does much who loves much. By Thomas A Kempis Loves

CHAPTER XLVI THE APPOINTMENT KEPT By Charles Dickens Chapter Xlvi Appointment

And who else could I send? Only Vimes could go to Uberwald. By Terry Pratchett Send Uberwald Vimes

Bradenton reminded him of an old farmer, walking the perimeter of his property every day, testing the fences and peering suspiciously at his neighbors, making sure that his side and their side were clearly delineated. It had taken Oliver years to learn his lesson: keep quiet and let men like Bradenton test the fences. It wouldn't do them any good, and if you were careful, one day you'd be in a position to buy their whole damned farm. And so Oliver held his tongue and smiled. By Courtney Milan Side Bradenton Fences Farmer Walking

My dear child,' said the old gentleman, moved by the warmth of Oliver's sudden appeal, 'you need not be afraid of my deserting you, unless you give me cause.'I never, never will, sir,' interposed Oliver.I hope not,' rejoined the old gentleman; 'I do not think you ever will. I have been deceived before, in the objects whom I have endeavoured to benefit; but I feel strongly disposed to trust you, nevertheless, and more strongly interested in your behalf than I can well account for, even to myself. The persons on whom I have bestowed my dearest love lie deep in their graves; but, although the happiness and delight of my life lie buried there too, I have not made a coffin of my heart, and sealed it up for ever on my best affections. Deep affliction has only made them stronger; it ought, I think, for it should refine our nature. By Charles Dickens Gentleman Oliver Sir Child Moved

He has entertained the thought that his neighbours like having one of him in the district, having their own Englishman, although he will insist that he is as South African as they are. But perhaps his presence is more in the nature of a provocation, and his actions: he pretends ignorance but he knows what those spindly pink and white flowers mean to men who still punish themselves with every detail of their war, picking at it like the scab of the miniature Union Jack in the middle of the flag. By Claire Robertson Englishman South African District Entertained

I tried to leave you alone, Fitz. To find what peace you could, even if it excluded me from your life." Ten years ago, I could not have understood the pain in his voice. I would only have seen him as interfering and calculating. Only now, with a son of my own intent on ignoring every bit of advice I'd ever given him, could I recognize what it had cost him to let me go my own way and make my own choices. He By Robin Hobb Fitz Leave Life Find Peace

East of my bean-field, across the road, lived Cato Ingraham, slave of Duncan Ingraham, Esquire, gentleman, of Concord village, whobuilt his slave a house, and gave him permission to live in Walden Woods;MCato, not Uticensis, but Concordiensis. Some say that he was a Guinea Negro. There are a few who remember his little patch among the walnuts, which he let grow up till he should be old and need them; but a younger and whiter speculator got them at last. He too, however, occupies an equally narrow house at present. By Henry David Thoreau Ingraham Esquire Woods Uticensis Concordiensis

There is something desperately lonely about Barack Obama's universe. One gets the overwhelming sense of someone yearning for connection, for something that binds human beings together, for community and commonality, for what he repeatedly calls "the common good". This is hardly news. By Simon Critchley Barack Obama Universe Desperately Lonely

Dear Isabelle, Alec is about to have a nervous breakdown. If you do not immediately desist planing my wedding to your brother, I will come back to Manhattan and blow up the Institute. I will turn Church into a man-eating beast who will rampage through the streets of Manhattan, stepping on mundanes. And I will make you fat. Love, Magnus By Cassandra Clare Isabelle Alec Dear Breakdown Manhattan

Have you somewhere else to be, George?" "Hmm?" His friend snapped to attention and grinned. "Anywhere but here. No offense intended, old man, but I tire of watching you glower at them. If you don't intend to relinquish Lady Oh to Fairchild, why did you invite him?" "Because he looked so woebegone when I had coffee with him the other day. Mrs. Hampton has not let her granddaughter see anyone but my family these weeks, and apparently the colonel felt her withdrawal acutely." Ben, on the other hand, had been allowed to watch her bruise change color under the rouge. Each shade proved a twist to the knife in his gut. Yes, it would be better for all if Fairchild were given the chance to declare himself. George clapped a hand to his shoulder. "Well, cheer up, my friend. If his expression is any indication, he may propose tonight, and then you will no longer be plagued by indecisiveness, what with him removing all decision from your hands." "Indeed." Blast it. By Roseanna M. White Hmm George Fairchild Friend Hand

Harper to your word be trueHolder, crafter you also hewTo honesty, integrity, and respectAll others without regard to intellect By Anne Mccaffrey Integrity Harper Trueholder Crafter Honesty

I shall not lie!" Eilonwy cried, "not for this traitor and deserter." "It is not for him," Taran said quietly, "but for the sake of our quest." "It isn't right," Eilonwy began, tears starting in her eyes. "We do not speak of rightness," Taran answered. "We speak of a task to be finished. By Lloyd Alexander Taran Eilonwy Lie Speak Cried

A man who is really earnest must begin with himself, he must be passively aware of all his thoughts, feelings and actions. By Jiddu Krishnamurti Thoughts Feelings Actions Man Earnest

I have lived my life, Derfel,' he said at last, 'according to oaths. I know no other way. I resent oaths, and so should all men, for oaths bind us, they hobble our freedom, and who among us doesn't want to be free? But if we abandon oaths then we abandon guidance. We fall into chaos. We just fall. We become no better than beasts. By Bernard Cornwell Derfel Oaths Life Lived Abandon

Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance? Not to know him would argue one's self untaught in the chief glories of his language. By George Edward Woodberry English Hamlet Speech Bred Race

Everyone says it's going to be Snapcase at the palace. He listens to the people.""Yeah, right," said Vimes. And I listen to the thunder. But I don't do anything about it. By Terry Pratchett Snapcase Yeah Palace Vimes People

Clarence Hurt was driving, and he got lost. "Does anyone know where the Post Office Building is?" Hurt asked at one point. "I can tell you," Karpis said. "How do you know where it is?" asked Clyde Tolson, who sat in the backseat with Hoover. "We were thinking of robbing it," Karpis said. By Bryan Burrough Karpis Clarence Driving Lost Hurt

South.'But no name?,'No, Guido. But I'll keep By Donna Leon Guido South

i knew him, Horatio By William Shakespeare Horatio Knew

By some mysterious method, Susan Carr's gossip gave the listener a gentler feeling towards his kind. When she spoke of her neighbors' faults, one knew that somehow they were simply virtues gone to seed ... By Margaret Deland Susan Carr Method Kind Mysterious

Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leaderto look out for himself; and he did it with that born-leader's confidence and intensity that draws along the ordinary uncertain man, who soon confuses his own interest and his own safety with that of the leader. By James Gould Cozzens Bailey Abilities Aim Thought Man

Shortly after you left the room, Bushell came over and spoke to your father. I was not near enough to hear what he said, but Maria Lucas told me afterwards that he had been -' (she smiled) 'amazingly impertinent.''Peter actually spoke to Papa?''He did. According to Maria, he had the impudence to criticise Mr Bennet for his treatment of you. I must say it gives me the most favourable idea of his character. By Jennifer Paynter Bushell Spoke Shortly Room Father

to attend?" With that, he lost patience. "Give it up, Ali. You're not taking a job in podunk Eternity Springs. You're not leaving." Her eyes went to ice. She removed her sunglasses from her shoulder bag, then slipped them on. In a voice as cold as January, she declared, "Just watch me, your honor. Just fucking watch me. By Emily March Attend Ali Give Springs Watch

Bin Nassib came last night and visited me before going home to his own house; a tall, brown, polite Arab. He says that he lately received a packet for Mr. Stanley from the American Consul, sealed in tin, and sent it back: this is the eleventh that came to Stanley. A By David Livingstone Arab Brown Nassib Bin House

Amal: It isn't sad. When they shut me in here first I felt the day was so long. Since the King's Post Office I like it more and more being indoors, and as I think I shall get a letter one day, I feel quite happy and then I don't mind being quiet and alone. I wonder if I shall make out what'll be in the King's letter?Gaffer: Even if you didn't wouldn't it be enough if it just bore your name? By Rabindranath Tagore Amal King Sad Day Letter

The Columbian Orator. By Frederick Douglass Orator Columbian

Handel, to him I bow the knee. By Ludwig Van Beethoven Handel Knee Bow

I don't know whether Bancroft has mentioned it or not, but I have made him what I consider to be a rather generous offer for Forton Hall.''Bravo!' Stephen applauded ... 'Our traveler may begin traveling.' ... 'A toast then,' [Quin] said ... 'to interesting possibilities.''To interesting possibilities,' Felicity repeated in unison with the others By Suzanne Enoch Bravo Bancroft Forton Hall Mentioned

I think I should learn to get along better with people," he explained to Miss Benson one day, when she came upon him in the corridor of the literature building and asked what he was doing wearing a fraternity pledge pin (wearing it on the chest of the new V-neck pullover in which his mother said he looked so collegiate). Miss Benson's response to his proposed scheme for self-improvement was at once so profound and so simply put that Zuckerman went around for days repeating the simple interrogative sentence to himself; like Of Times and the River, it verified something he had known in his bones all along, but in which he could not placed his faith until it had been articulated by someone of indisputable moral prestige and purity : "Why," Caroline Benson asked the seventeen-year-old boy, "should you want to learn a thing like that? By Philip Roth Benson Wearing Vneck Miss People

He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue. By Victor Hugo Deserts Virtue Gentleman Son Degenerated

Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no conception of the powers and duties of the office. By William Howard Taft Responsibility Oath Feel Heavy Weight

I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams. By Gore Vidal Adams Henry Remember Fascinated

The way he talked about moving south reminded us of the Joads in Grapes of Wrath. He was a smart kid, but all he was thinking about was peaches.-Only Shot At A Good Tombstone, page 24 By Robert R. Mitchell Wrath Joads Grapes Talked Moving

My name is Luther, so I thought I was going to be the next Martin Luther King. By Luther Campbell King Luther Martin Thought

When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams} By Abigail Adams Page Wounded Bleed Adams John

Illustrious man! deriving honor less from the splendor of his situation than from the dignity of his mind. By Charles James Fox Illustrious Man Deriving Mind Honor

Take us to the guildhouse of Pasha Pook," Drizzt said, getting to the point, wanting to be done with his business and out of Calimport, "then you are dismissed." Sali Dalib paled at the request. "Pasha Poop?" he stammered. "Who is dis? By R.a. Salvatore Pook Drizzt Calimport Pasha Point

I knew Dionysus must've filled it out, because he stubbornly insisted on getting my name wrong:Dear _Peter Johnson, By Rick Riordan Dear Peter Johnson Dionysus Wrong

the ears of the prince. His guardianship over By Henryk Sienkiewicz Prince Ears Guardianship

Has no one done my son a service and assassinated you yet?" "No assassins yet," Wit said, amused. "I guess I've already got too much ass sass of my own." ... "Oh really, Wit" she said. "I thought that kind of humour was beneath you." "So are you technically," Wit said, smiling, from atop his high-legged stool. By Brandon Sanderson Wit Son Service Assassinated Amused

CHAPTER NINETY DI Wade 'How are By Sam Carrington Chapter Wade Ninety

Whenever a new scholar came to out school, I used to confront him at recess with the following words: 'My name's Tom Bailey: what's your name?' If the name struck me favorably, I shook hands with the new pupil cordially; but if it didn't I would turn on my heel, for I was particular in this point. Such names as Higgins, Wiggins, and Spriggins were deadly afronts to my ear; while Lapgdon, Wallace, Blake, and the like, were passing words to my confidence and esteem. By Thomas Bailey Aldrich Bailey Tom School Scholar Confront

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him. By Oscar Wilde Man Enemies Excellent Friends

..you are retained as counsel for unhappy mankind. You have promised to help those in peril by sea, those in captivity, the sick and the needy, and those whose heads are under the poised axe. Whither are you straying? What are you doing? By Seneca. Mankind Retained Counsel Unhappy Sea

Spring is a true reconstructionist. By Henry Timrod Spring Reconstructionist True

Matthew and Elspeth knew the Duke of Johannesburg, of course. Matthew had first met him some years earlier when he had gone to a party at Single-Malt House, the Duke's seat. Most of us have houses or flats, but dukes have seats, which conjures up an altogether more comfortable set of domestic arrangements. Professors have chairs, which are not necessarily as comfortable as seats, but better, perhaps, than the mere benches on which judges have to spend their working hours. Least fortunate, of course, are people who have posts or slots - arrangements suggestive of impermanence and discomfort. To say of somebody that "he occupies the post of" is to imply that he has a place, but that he should not become too ensconced as there are others only too ready to take his place, with all the enthusiasm of the would-be stylite, on that post. By Alexander Mccall Smith Johannesburg Elspeth Duke Matthew Seats

Uncle Avery, who was not only postmaster but mayor of Pitchfork as well. By Beverly Cleary Avery Pitchfork Uncle Postmaster Mayor

Are you going to go down on your knees and beg for your life, old one?" Abbot Mortimer stared calmly into Cluny's savage eye. "I will never bend my knee on my own behalf. However, if I thought I could save the life of one of my friends I would gladly fall down on both knees. But I know you, Cluny, better than you know yourself. There is not a scrap of pity or mercy in your heart, only a burning desire for vengeance. Therefore, I will not kneel to one who is consumed by evil. By Brian Jacques Cluny Beg Life Mortimer Knees

We have lost a true public servant with the passing of Alan Nunnelee, who dedicated so much of his life to improving Mississippi, my thoughts and prayers are with Tori and the entire Nunnelee family at this sad time. By Thad Cochran Mississippi Nunnelee Alan Tori Time

One afternoon, as Rose lay in a sweaty daze, teetering on the edge of consciousness, she made me swear that I would look after Linden, and I promised I would. I didn't expect to keep that promise, but maybe my,lie will at least do him some good in the meantime. By Lauren Destefano Linden Rose Afternoon Daze Teetering

My name used to be in the papers dailyAs having dined somewhere,Or traveled somewhere,Or rented a house in Paris,Where I entertained the nobility.I was forever eating or traveling,Or taking the cure at Baden-Baden.Now I am here to do honorTo Spoon River, here beside the family whence I sprang.No one cares now where I dined,Or lived, or whom I entertained,Or how often I took the cure at Baden-Baden! By Edgar Lee Masters Cure River Somewhereor Spoon Lived

37. That counsel I tenth, that thou trust never oath of an outlaw's son; By Anonymous Tenth Son Counsel Thou Trust

I am resolved, to go and plant myself in Holland or in Zeeland, and there await the issue which it shall please Him to ordain. By William The Silent Zeeland Holland Resolved Ordain Plant

Will gritted his teeth as Will Junior and Nellie continued their debate. He loved his son, but he found himand many members of hisgenerationruthless in their pursuit of money and standing and harsh toward the less fortunate. He had reminded him on many occasions that both the McClanes and their mother's familythe Van der leydenshad at one time been immigrants. As had members of all the city's wealthy families. But Will's lectures made no difference to his son. He was an American. And those getting off the boat at Castle Garden were not. Italian, Irish, Chinese, Polishnationality made no difference. They were lazy, stupid, and dirty. Their numbers spelled ruin for the country. p. 264 By Jennifer Donnelly Junior Nellie Debate Son Gritted

Write," he said."I'll write to you as soon as I get there," answered Julian."No. Not to me. Write books. Not letters. Write them for me, for Penelope. By Carlos Ruiz Zafon Julian Write Said Answered Penelope

oaths to deceive each other lest any foot should By Anonymous Oaths Deceive Foot

Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to. By Jane Austen Brandon Kind Man Body Speaks

Eleanor hadn't written him a letter, it was a postcard.Just three words long. pg. 325 By Rainbow Rowell Eleanor Letter Written Postcardjust Words

Obama is a chatterbox who makes Alan Alda look like Genghis Khan. By Kathleen Parker Khan Alan Alda Genghis Obama

I've been living in waiting. I must move on. That's why we're here. Grandmamma said that the cream of Society comes here, and if anyone knows anything about his travels or his disappearance, this would be the place to find out about it."And have you discovered anything?" Adele asked."The cream," Pippa sighed, "has obviously curdled. We have one more gentleman to speak with, and then we'll move on. This fellow is said to know everyone and everything too or, at least, everything he wants to know. He does favors for his friends as well, Grandfather said. We'll see.""Why don't you employ a Runner?""That way the whole world will know. This way, only the privileged few do.""And if you find Noel is alive?" Adele asked."I'll kill him," Pippa said.Her friend's eyes opened wide. "You're joking, of course.Pippa only sighed again. By Edith Layton Waiting Pippa Living Adele Asked

Mr. Collins shook his head. "Stay off the roof," he ordered. Then he paused. "Stay off all the roofs." The fact that he felt he had to make that clarification told me a great deal about Asher Rhodes. By Jennifer Lynn Barnes Collins Stay Head Shook Roof

Whether elected or appointed he considers himself the Lord's anointed, and indeed the ointment lingers on him so thick you can't get your fingers on him. By Ogden Nash Lord Anointed Elected Appointed Ointment

I am, I fear, Inclined to be unfashionably sincere. ORONTE By Moliere Inclined Oronte Fear Sincere Unfashionably

But if I were to sum up who Barack Obama is and how he plans to meet this moment with one word, that word would be 'responsibility.' Responsibility to each other, our families, our communities, our country, and our world. By Valerie Jarrett Barack Obama Word Responsibility Sum

A good character will be recognized by a goodcharacter.Petra HermansSeptember 8, 2016 By Petra Hermans Hermansseptember Good Character Recognized Goodcharacterpetra

Once a criminal of betrayal,always a betrayer.Petra HermansAugust 18, 2016 By Petra Hermans Hermansaugust Criminal Betrayalalways Betrayerpetra

He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things. By Anton Chekhov Things Emancipated Thinker Afraid Write

The word liberty in the mouth of Mr. Webster sounds like the word love in the mouth of a courtesan. By Ralph Waldo Emerson Mouth Word Webster Courtesan Liberty

But so went forth Darnell, day by day, strangely mistaking death for life, madness for sanity, and purposeless and wandering phantoms for true beings. He was sincerely of opinion that he was a City clerk, living in Shephard's Bush having forgotten the mysteries and the far-shining glories of the kingdom which was his by legitimate inheritance. By Arthur Machen Darnell Day Strangely Life Madness

The worthy gentleman who has been snatched from us at the moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst his desires were as warm and his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue. By Edmund Burke Shadows Election Contest Whilst Pursue

The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water. By Sophocles Water Oaths Woman Inscribe

I spent hours apart by myself, taking stock of where I stood, mentally, on this my thirtieth birthday. It came to me queerly how, four years ago, I had meant to be a general and knighted, when thirty. Such temporal dignities were now in my grasp, only that my sense of falsity of the Arab position had cured me of crude ambition: while it left me craving for good repute among men. This craving made me profoundly suspect my truthfulness to myself. Only too good an actor could so impress his favorable opinion. Here were the Arabs believing me, Allenby and Clayton trusting me, my bodyguard dying for me: and I began to wonder if all established reputations were founded, like mine, on fraud. By T.e. Lawrence Mentally Taking Stood Birthday Spent

The owner of the Post Office was called Maurice. A sixtyish-year-old with a large red nose that was pebble-dashed with broken capillaries, and a smooth bald head with a fuzz of grey hair around the side like the tide mark on a dirty bath. He had a gruff manner, distrusting eyes and a cough like kicked gravel. By R.d. Ronald Maurice Post Office Owner Called

Shut up sergeant. You're a free troll. That's an orderSam Vimes By Terry Pratchett Shut Sergeant Vimes Troll Free

From the many years he'd spent in the Omega Agency, the special agent understood there were no obvious good guys or bad guys on the world stage. Contrary to the PR spin generated within Congress and spoon-fed to the well-meaning American public by a gullible or at least malleable media, Kentbridge also knew there were no clear sides anymore. As he often told the orphans, patriotism was a useless emotion because the modern world was no longer shaped by countries or governments. In fact, nations had long since been superseded by the vast spider web of elite conspirators spanning the globe. By James Morcan Guys Agency Omega Stage Years

Quincy and Fisher walked through all this in silence. Silence was the most common stock-in-trade between them, and the portfolio of their friendship was thick with it. So, without words, they stepped across the streets, their feet pressing the pavement with the same sounds, their toes turned just so; they knew what life was like at each other's side. Sometimes he would speak, or she would, small offerings on the altar of their joint survival. By Beth Brower Fisher Quincy Silence Walked Common

ADAMSBERG WAS NOT A MAN WHO WENT IN FOR EMOTION: he skirted around strong feelings with caution, like swifts who only brush past windows with their wings, never going in, because they know it will be difficult to get out. He had often found dead birds in the village houses back home, imprudent visitors who had ventured inside and never again found their way back to the open air. Adamsberg considered that when it came to love, humans were no wiser than birds. By Fred Vargas Emotion Man Adamsberg Caution Wings

She was stunned when he suddenly pushed off the sofa and knelt on one knee before her. "Libby, you have no cause to help me," he said in an earnest voice. "I have been nothing but trouble to you and your family, but does that mean we are destined to be enemies in all things? Because I think you are a woman of great quality. I watch you march into town armed with nothing but the strength of your compassion for a family in need. You are smart and courageous, and I find this very attractive. By Elizabeth Camden Libby Stunned Suddenly Pushed Sofa

In one of his puckish moods Saul talked the president of a university into letting him anonymously take an examination being administered to candidates for a doctorate in community organization. "Three of the questions were on the philosophy of and motivations of Saul Alinsky," writes Saul. "I answered two of them incorrectly. By Nicholas Von Hoffman Saul Organization Puckish Moods Talked

We have fish and chips, which W. and I fetch from the shop in Settle market-place. Some local boys come in and there is a bit of chat between them and the fish-fryer about whether the kestrel under the counter is for sale ... Only when I mention it to W. does he explain Kestrel is now a lager. I imagine the future is going to contain an increasing number of incidents like this, culminating with a man in a white coat saying to one kindly, And now can you tell me the name of the Prime Minister? By Alan Bennett Settle Chips Marketplace Kestrel Fish

Is there a problem, Ms. Parker? Something you want to say to me?" Reaching for his tie, he began to loosen it, unraveling it with his fingers, angry eyes still locked on mine."I'm not sure I like being your pet. Or science project, I don't know which.""You have a smart mouth.""You make smart observances.""You're going to make this invitation difficult, aren't you?""If you're dishonest with me, yes.""You'll regret it if you don't accept.""Is that a threat?""That's a promise. By Rachael Wade Problem Smart Make Parker Yes

I'm an appointee of President Obama. By Todd Park Obama President Appointee

Coach Genghis rather By Lemony Snicket Genghis Coach

Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create confusions with so desperate a boldness as those who have nothing to lose, hope to gain by them? By Thomas More Circumstances Earnestly Long Change Uneasy

He knows his olive trees better than he knows his children. By Rebecca Helm-Ropelato Children Olive Trees

Barack Obama, foreign policy wizard. I just have to laugh. By Rush Limbaugh Obama Barack Foreign Wizard Policy

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he outwears his love affairs, his politics and his epistemology. By H.l. Mencken Outwears Affairs Epistemology Man Active

I didn't know when I began to care what Knox thought about me. In fact, we enjoyed having a mutual disdain for the other, it kept us honest. But somewhere along the way the waters got muddled and now the emptiness that had consumed me before was filled with an ache. By Teresa Mummert Knox Began Care Thought Fact

Who asks a king for a penny? By Vernon Howard Penny King

Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend. By Alexander Pope Statesman Friend Truth Sincere Faithful