Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men. — Joseph Conrad. Polish-British writer (1857–1924)
The discovery of America was the occasion of the greatest outburst of cruelty and reckless greed known in history.
I can't tell if a straw ever saved a drowning man, but I know that a mere glance is enough to make despair pause. For in truth we who are creatures of impulse are creatures of despair.