“My tribulations are so great, my life so disturbed by the plans daily invented to further the King's wicked intention, the surprises which the King gives me, with certain persons of his council, are so mortal, and my treatment is what God knows, that it is enough to shorten ten lives, much more mine.” KnowsGivingPersonsEnoughCertainPlansMinesKingsTenGive MeIntentionSurpriseMortalsWickedTreatmentCouncilGod KnowsDisturbedTribulation Author:Catherine of Aragon
“Give me a flagon of red wine, a book of verses, a loaf of bread, and a little idleness. If with such store I might sit by thy dear side in some lonely place, I should deem myself happier than a king in his kingdom.” IfsGivingShouldLittlesBookMightSidesKingsRedLonelyGive MeWineDearStoresKingdomsBreadVersesIdlenessRed WineLonely Places Book:Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Source: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
“Thrasyllus the Cynic begged a drachm of Antigonus. "That," said he, "is too little for a king to give." "Why, then," said the other, "give me a talent." "And that," said he, "is too much for a Cynic (or, for a dog) to receive."” GivingLittlesSaidToo MuchTalentDogKingsGive MeCynic Author:Plutarch
“I would say that the writers I like and trust have at the base of their prose something called the English sentence. An awful lot of modern writing seems to me to be a depressed use of language. Once, I called it "vow-of-poverty prose." No, give me the king in his countinghouse. Give me Updike.” GivingWritingUseSeemsLanguagePovertyModernKingsGive MeSentencesAwfulProseVowUse Of Language Author:Martin Amis
“I am made Hand of the King which gives me an enormous amount of power, which I use quite ruthlessly - but skilfully - and Dame Diana Rigg joins us [playing political mastermind the Queen of Thorns] and we have a couple of really good sparring moments.” GivingMadeMomentsUseHandsPoliticalAmountCoupleKingsGive MeEnormousQueensThornsDianaDamesSparringMastermind Author:Charles Dance