I can imagine nothing more terrifying than an Eternity filled with men who were all the same. The only thing which has made life bearableโฆhas been the diversity of creatures on the surface of the globe.
T. H. WhiteHe was neither clever nor sensitive, but he was loyal--stubbornly sometimes, and even annoyingly and stupidly so in later life.
T. H. White"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails.
T. H. WhiteThe Victorians had not been anxious to go away for the weekend. The Edwardians, on the contrary, were nomadic.
T. H. WhiteThe nice thing about the queen of Flanders' daughter, had been that she did not laugh at him. A lot of people laughed at you when you went after the Questing Beast - and never caught it - but Piggy never laughed. She seemed to understand at once how interesting it was, and made several sensible suggestions about the way to trap it. Naturally, one did not pretend to be clever or anything, but it was nice not to be laughed at. One was doing one's best.
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