I mean one of the things about being alone is that youve no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because lets face it, we dont often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we. – Diana Wynne Jones
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood… there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them! – Padraic Pearse
Back then I didnt think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I thought it sounded too good to be true and I was certainly convinced it wasnt the life for me! – Sylvia Kristel
I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation. – Robert Morgan
