Lairds Fiance S Quotes

#1. A soldier told Pelopidas, "We are fallen among the enemies." Said he, "How are we fallen among them more than they among us?

Plutarch

#2. Still earth shall only earth remain,
Let luck its course unfold,
And I in my own kingdom reign
Immutable and cold.

Mihai Eminescu

#3. People who think of a nationalist party sometimes think 'inward-looking and parochial.' The kind of nationalism I represent is the opposite of that.

Nicola Sturgeon

#4. Scripture is like a lion. Who ever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose; it will defend itself.

Charles Spurgeon

#5. There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

Polybius

#6. I've always felt that no one understands why some books of non-fiction endure and some don't, because there's not much understanding among many non-fiction writers that the narrative is terribly important.

Robert Caro

#7. I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.

Samantha Stosur

#8. I would like to curl up and become a small thing. About this big. And still. Very still. Have you ever become so melancholy, that you wanted to fit in the palm of your beloved's hand? And lie there, for fortnights, or decades, or the length of time between stars? In complete silence?

Sarah Ruhl