“Do you ask what sort of a maid I desire or dislike, Flaccus? I dislike one too easy and one too coy. The just mean, which lies between the two extremes, is what I approve; I like neither that which tortures nor that which cloys.” MeanTwoLyingDesireAsksEasyExtremesTortureDislikeMaidsTwo Extremes Book:The Epigrams of Martial Source: The Epigrams of Martial
“I have a passionate desire for personal privacy. I want to stand before the world, for good or bad, on the book I wrote, not on what I say in letters to friends, not on my husband and my home life, the way I dress, my likes and dislikes, et cetera. My book belongs to anyone who has the price, but nothing of me belongs to the public.” WorldWayWantBookHomeDesireHusbandLettersDressesPassionateLikesPrivacyMy HusbandDislikeHome LifeLikes And DislikesPassionate DesirePersonal Privacy Book:Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind letters, 1936-1949 Source: Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind letters, 1936-1949