Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. – C. S. Lewis
Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it. – Thomas Francis Meagher
In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part. – Jeremy Collier
