They were far-seeing and wise. She measured the standards of others by her own meticulous uprightness and there could be no greater censure than the cold silence with which she expressed her disapproval of a conduct that did not satisfy her exacting code.
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (1903 – 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies and travel books, and he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934), the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945), and the Second World
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning (1907 – 1989) was an English author and playwright. Dame Daphne du Maurier Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as “moody and resonant” with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but have since
Some particular words The adventure with which he started on his conquest of circumstance was typical of the man. He ran away to sea when he was fifteen and for over a year was employed in shovelling coal on a collier. He was an undersized boy and both men and mates were kind to him,
Art of writting There was a rough cordiality about Walker which Mackintosh at first found not unattractive, and Walker, glad to have a listener to whom all he said was fresh, gave of his best. He was good-humoured, hearty, and considerate. To Mackintosh, who had lived the sheltered life of a government official in London.
Good books influence She spoke of the depravity of the natives in a voice which nothing could hush, but with a vehemently unctuous horror. Her sense of delicacy was singular. Early in their acquaintance she had said to him: “You know, their marriage customs when we first settled in the islands were so shocking that
I’ve always rejected being understood. To be understood is to prostitute oneself. I prefer to be taken seriously for what I’m not…
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.