We have reached the point where ignorance and neglect are the best we can hope for in a ruler.
I read Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, which I think will subsequently be recognized as one of the first great novels of the 21st century.
Being brave was easy when you would rather die than give up.
I mean, when you're tired of book reviews, you're tired of life.
There is really no end to life's little humiliations.
It didn’t matter where you were, if you were in a room full of books you were at least halfway home.