Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an author as silence. His name, like the shuttlecock, must be beat backward and forward, or it falls to the ground. – Johnson Category: Badminton
To play at Shuttle-cock, methinks, is the game now. – “The Two Maids of Mortlake,” c.1609 Category: Badminton
To be born woman is to know – although they do not speak of it at school – women must labor to be beautiful. – William Butler Yeats Category: Women
If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength. – François VI de la Rochefoucault Category: Self-Control
I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing. – Duncan Sheik Category: movingon
