Many of the received models of modern architecture and planning owe their ultimate origin to the building code and public health reform movements of the second half of the 19th century.
They say that in the second before our death, each of us understands the real reason for our existence, and out of that moment, heaven or hell is born.
I’ve trusted human women before. Twice. The first died, and the second paid a terrible price and despises me. Never, ever again.
Jade blinked. It was only for a fraction of a second but she could have sworn the the house had changed shape.
Move on. Be well. Go for it!
I have a question for you. "If your shadow is the second most beautiful thing in the world, which is the first?".
He looked like a Greek god. Jade’s thoughts snapped from togas to white sheets to sex in the span of two seconds.
If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.
It's okay to be honest about not knowing rather than spreading falsehood. While it is often said that honesty is the best policy, silence is the second best policy.
Those who are not free to live as they choose are second class citizens. The weak will lose everything to the strong, even their lives.
It wasn't so much that Lola Plum believed she'd learned her lesson in love. Lola Plum was just realistic about life.
She knew it wasn’t right, but this was the second time in her life when hurting a man’s feelings trumped assuaging her own.
Face it, George – unlike cholera, death is the only disease everyone is guaranteed to get.’ Heath nodded slowly. ‘But usually only once, Hamish. Usually only once.
If loneliness was a choice, what was the other option? To settle for second-best and try to be happy with that? And was that fair to the person you settled for?
Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even more difficult to broach the subject the second time around.
Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.
They look up at me and see a rich lady in maternity clothes. They don't realize I am one of them.
I love the idea that a name might change based on who you are at a given moment in time. Lia
It's so much easier to convince yourself you're madly in love with someone when you know nothing about him.
The only difference between a wish and a prayer is that you're at the mercy of the universe for the first, and you've got some help with the second.
The fastest that human spacecraft are likely to achieve in the twenty-first century, I think, is 300 kilometres per second.
