Her beauty might fascinate men, but it was difficult to charm them when she stood mute. . . .

There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. —MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

there is nothing to fear but fear itself yet even then fear shouldn't be feared because fear cannot take what is protected by change

the one for whom the sun shines.. -Ramses II

You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.

After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.

Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.

I'd always thought I would feel like an animal released from its cage when my student days were finished, I felt more like a bird that had been pushed from its nest and told it must fly.

Nothing is forever...nothing lasts.

But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.

I got over shy a really long time ago. I'm queer, I'm feline, get used to it.

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.

Little minds think and talk about people. Average minds think and talk about things and actions. Great minds think and talk about ideas.

There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.

Well, fluffy shirts are, by definition, very comfortable.

I am the third Jenkin Jones to preach that liberal interpretation of Christianity generally known as Unitarianism.

Queen's University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond.

I don't want to get into extended conversations with people on MySpace, because there are friends I have extended conversations with every day.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

Stop selling. Start helping.