Because there was no pre-existing patrician elite, those successful in the new book industry could write very swiftly to the top of the social hierarchy.

A long list of propositions does not necessarily make a coherent argument

The stranglehold of the departed was much resented by the new generation of aspiring authors. Which is why it is who did make the breakthrough were so admired.

It is often the parishioners, the men and women in the pews, who set the tone.

Print, it transpired, was not just an instrument of agitation and change: now it was equally necessary to win the peace.

His plain, undecorated, and utilitarian work reeked week of provincialism.

In an age that valued prolonged and detailed exposition, complexity, and repetition it was astonishing that Luther should have instinctively discerned the value of brevity.

There are things I can't force. I must adjust.

I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never had the proper respect for acting. Quite often, I learned my lines on the way to the studio.

He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in it better than the faithful service of the heart.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise...Blessed are those whose strength is in you...blessed is the one who trusts in you!

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic uninterestingness as an intellectual position.

Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for - I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times.

I hate flossing, I wish I just had one long curvy tooth. They didn't have to make separations for me.

I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in it's own right.

Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned.