“Trash?" echoed Cadfael, mildly and thoughtfully. "Oh, pleasant to have, and useful, I know. But once you have enough of it for your needs, the rest of it is trash. Can you eat it, wear it, ride it, keep off the rain and the cold with it, read it, play music on it, make love to it?”
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Ellis Peters, born on September 28, 1913, and died on October 14, 1995, was a renowned British historical novel writer. Her works are set in medieval England, particularly focusing on the life of monasteries. more
“If wealth was important it would be bestowed on Jesus Christ.”
“Make money the measure and you are in for trouble for that would keep you in its grip forever.”