The pendulum wall clock ticked and the ancient refrigerator clicked on. From outside came the low mooing of a cow. Such peace, thought Emily.

Acceptance, " she told the young woman. "God is watching over him." The small room was quiet, and Emily felt her muscles relax as she prayed.

The sacrifice of personal existence is necessary to secure the preservation of the species.

It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street - which Im also in favour of.

They put a rifle in my hand, sent me off to a foreign land to go and kill the Yellow man.

A modest, godly woman will dress modestly. . . The one who is simple and unpretending in her dress and in her manners shows that she understands that a true woman is characterized by moral worth.

The real genres: good and bad.

What they should really do, if they want supreme power, is develop the tonal to perfection.

The most perfect society is that whose purpose is the universal and supreme happiness.

she loved to walk down the street with a book under her arm. It had the same significance for her as an elegant cane for the dandy a century ago. It differentiated her from others.

As there is no insignificant work, there is not an insignificant leader. All leaders need training...not just a few.

I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything.