“The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.” MenCharacterPastOrderDeedsSuperiorsAcquaintanceAntiquitySuperior Man Author:John Milton
“Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.” WayStillsFunnyCoursesMusicPositionMusicianTreatsJazzTreatedBlues Music Author:Count Basie
“Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye.” MenBookSelfReasonCreaturesTheeReasonableGood Book Author:John Milton
“Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.” MayWonderCourtBragSolemnityWorkmanship Author:John Milton
“Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.” LightSunVirtueSeaMoonFlatsRadiantBustle Author:John Milton
“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” WarForcePowerfulHalfPowerMilitaryVictoryOvercomingMartial ArtsFoeTotal WarParadise Lost Book 9Violence And WarParadise Lost Book 1 Author:John Milton
“Novelisation doesn't imply the truth. Readers are sophisticated enough to know that.” KnowsEnoughReaderSophisticated Author:Denise Mina
“I'm always represented as a bit of a class warrior - a bit Down With Men and Down With Middle-Class People. Whereas I'm actually very fond of men and am middle-class. I even went to boarding school in Perthshire.” PeopleMenSchoolBitsClassMiddleWarriorMiddle Class Author:Denise Mina