Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.
Those fields of daisies we landed on, and dusty fields and desert stretches. Memories of many skies and earths beneath us - many days, many nights of stars.
We 'chicks' have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Matthew McConaughey or Seth Rogan.
What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts.
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.
I think I give the impression of being a romantic, and I think inside I'm quite severe. But some might say they had the opposite impression of me.
When a man wants to relax, he will slob out and really relax. Or he will pursue a hobby - anything from building models to watching sport.
Sports journalism is in the midst of an identity crisis so profound that we no longer know whether we're made up of one word or two.
When women are angry at men, they call them heartless. When men are angry at women, they call them crazy. Sometimes it doesn't stop there.
American couples have gone to such lengths to avoid the interference of in-laws that they have to pay marriage counselors to interfere between them.
Having already had one glorious marriage, perhaps I ought to count myself lucky and stop while I'm ahead.
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite.
Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.
I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.
Satu-satunya bukti pembesar Jawa tidak berniat punya harem hanya dengan beristri orang Eropa, Totok atau Indo. Dengannya ia tak bakal bermadu.
I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.
A young woman hiking alone in the mountains sounds dangerous. In the pre-cell phone era maybe it was, but I'll stop short of calling it foolish.
Den ängslan som är förbunden med att minnas. Den ängslan som är förbunden med att inte göra det.
You'll have to give me a minute here. Gravity's a real bitch this morning. Ian to Kori
The milk of human kindness was kept often in the larder, and the tea served with lemon.
