Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, read more

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.

It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital read more

It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.

The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a read more

The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations. This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution.

We would want to look at the land carefully.

We would want to look at the land carefully.

What it triggers is the clock ticking. It just becomes a little more of a pressure cooker.... It's all stressful, read more

What it triggers is the clock ticking. It just becomes a little more of a pressure cooker.... It's all stressful, uncertain times.

Judy's view is that any purported waiver she got from anyone was not on the face of it sufficiently broad, read more

Judy's view is that any purported waiver she got from anyone was not on the face of it sufficiently broad, clear and uncoerced.

I think people really want to be happy.

I think people really want to be happy.

I remember Hallie became the second town in Wisconsin to become a five-person board, and that's something Zeal fought real read more

I remember Hallie became the second town in Wisconsin to become a five-person board, and that's something Zeal fought real hard for.

This underpins our belief that the Bank of England is too optimistic on the growth outlook and will eventually end read more

This underpins our belief that the Bank of England is too optimistic on the growth outlook and will eventually end up trimming interest rates by a further 25 basis points.