" I never smile if I can help it. It is a sign of submission in the animal world. Whenever I see someone smile I see a champanzee begging for its' life." Dwight K. Shrute from The Office.

"Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, and active and creative reader is a rereader."
— Vladimir Nabokov (Lectures on Literature)

"They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much."

- Arundathi Roy "The God of Small Things"

That sends shiv-ers up my spine.


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I love this book Katherine and i remember there were more great qutes but i borrowed borh copies that i owned and none of them was ever returned

“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
Jerry Seinfeld quote

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it".

Winston Churchhill

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince

Plato

"Grief is the price we pay for love"

Q;ueen Elizabeth 11

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
Marlene Dietrich

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.
Agatha Christie

The following quote made me laugh out loud last night, taken from Nation by Terry Pratchett

"Where's my grub, you vinegar faced old piss pot!"

Made me laugh anyway and Issi. We both know somebody who fits that desciption, a certain neighbour

This one is great