The English reputation for humour is a way by which people avoid revealing themselves and have superficial relationships, so that you can engage in banter without making yourself vulnerable.
Theodore ZeldinThe institution of marriage, if you look at it over many centuries, has come and gone.
Theodore ZeldinThe violent have been victorious for most of history because they kindled the fear with which everyone is born.
Theodore ZeldinTo idolise a person means you don't get to know them, and the idea that you can become one is a myth, and it also means that you don't need to talk to one another because you're the same person.
Theodore Zeldin