there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point

His masculinity was only too apparent

The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.--Ameila Peabody

...Nefret said with a gusty sigh, 'Well, that's done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.

Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.

Money was the manure of politics.