“Tonight's December thirty-first, something is about to burst. The clock is crouching, dark and small, like a time bomb in the hall. Hark, it's midnight, children dear. Duck! Here comes another year!” YearsFirstsChildrenDarkDearClockThirtyBombsTonightHallsDucksMidnightDecemberAnother YearTime Bomb Author:Ogden Nash
“When I first left university, I thought about going into the private sector. But I discovered when I went to interview that I could only have a career in the back office, or doing HR. The attitude was, "My dear lady, you cannot possibly think about going on the board.” ThinkingFirstsLeftAttitudeCareersOfficeUniversityDearBoardsInterviewsPrivate Sector Author:Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
“When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve, "My dear, we live in an age of transition."” FirstsAgeParentDearDrivenParadiseTransitionAdamAdam And Eve Book:Labels & Libels Source: Labels & Libels
“It is generally a feminine eye that first detects the moral deficiencies hidden under the 'dear deceit' of beauty.” FirstsEyeBeautyMoralDearDeceitFeminineDeficiency Author:T. S. Eliot