On the Affects of Death

“There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.”

– Samuel Butler

On Doormats and Prostitutes

“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute.”

– Rebecca West

On Quotations

“Quotations will tell you the full measure of meaning – if you have enough of them.”

– James Murray