I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth.

Escaping danger is no cooler in the long run than outright subjection. The fearful are caught as often as strong.

When it comes to paying contractors, the sky is the limit; when it comes to financing the basic functions of the state, the coffers are empty.

When a prominent Puritan named (all too appropriately, it would seem) John Stubbs criticized the queen’s mooted marriage to a French Catholic, the Duke of Alençon, his right hand was cut off.*

Written By Bill Bryson

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