Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dear dicken friend
After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college. Lloyd Alexander collegelocalmoney Change image and share on social
There's this huge number of desperate people. Lloyd Alexander desperatehugenumb Change image and share on social
When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian girl, Janine. We soon married and eventually returned to the States. Lloyd Alexander attendbeautifuldischarge Change image and share on social
An independent state does not pay too dear a price for its independence in accepting the sufferings of war when it cannot avoid them; a state which has lost its independence may find at least some compensation in the fact that its protector procures for it peace with its neighbours. Theodor Mommsen acceptavoidcompensation share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
'Great Expectations' has been described as 'Dickens's harshest indictment of society.' Which it is. After all, it's about money. About not having enough money; about the fever of the getting of money; about having too much money; about the taint of money. Felix Dennis dickenexpectationfever share on social