Quotes of the day, January 7
Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh was the last of the breed of able queens and generals. The queen led her kingdom's army into battle during the revolt of 1857. Even after she was defeated she defied Queen Victoria's famous Proclamation and issued a counter Proclamation.
February 12
High above all earthly lower happiness, the blessedness of the eight Beatitudes towers into the heaven itself. They are white with the snows of eternity; they give a space, a meaning, a dignity to all the rest of the earth over which they brood.
February 11
The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.
February 10
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them.
February 9
Technology has deprived the family of almost all its functions.
February 8
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
