Aunt Betsey made a bad bargain when she exchanged her girlish aspirations for a man whose soul was in his pocket. – Louisa May Alcott, “Christie,” Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than Ive ever seen them before. – Jerry Saltz
Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes. – Miguel de Cervantes
