“That a mouse of scandal whisks its foolish tail across the church's floor is not sufficient cause for clamorous leaping out of its windows.” CausesChurchWindowFoolishSufficientTailsMiceScandalWhisk Author:Austin O'Malley
“Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home ... for us, the language didn't seem too difficult. I especially liked 'the quick and the dead' - you really get a feel for the difference if you live in a house with mice and a mousetrap.” IfsFeelsHomeSeemsDeathUsedHouseLanguageDifficultDifferencesChurchClassEnglandMiceWorking Class Author:Jeanette Winterson