“To the University of Oxford I acknowledge no obligation; and she will as cheerfully renounce me for a son, as I am willing to disclaim her for a mother. I spent fourteen months at Magdalen College: they proved the fourteen months the most idle and unprofitable of my whole life.” WholeMotherCollegeWillingSonMonthsUniversityWhole LifeObligationAcknowledgeIdleFourteenRenounceOxford Author:Edward Gibbon
“The kinds of good friends I have are people who are perfectly willing to have me say I'll see them in six months, and live right next door.” PeopleKindNextDoorsWillingMonthsFriendsSixGood FriendSix Months Author:Jane Rule
“Am I willing to go to Mars? Yes, but I'm not willing to spend nine months getting there, then wait 18 more months until the planets align to come home.” HomeWaitingWillingPlanetsMonthsNineComing HomeMarsNine Months Author:Gene Cernan
“I should like to say that I left off smoking because I considered it a mean form of slavery, to be condemned for moral as well as physical reasons; but though I see the folly of smoking clearly now, I was blind to it for some months after I had smoked my last pipe. I gave up my most delightful solace, as I regarded it, for no other reason than that the lady who was willing to fling herself away on me said that I must choose between it and her.” ShouldWellsMeanSaidReasonLastsFormLeftMoralWillingMonthsSlaveryBlindFollySmokingDelightfulPipeGave UpSolaceFling Author:James M. Barrie