#ant

The country up here is beautiful; everything green and pleasant; and if you saw it now, you would not believe that in two months' time it could have such a parched and barren appearance as it will then assume. ↗

— William John Wills

#assume #barren #beautiful #believe #could

They have just succeeded in raising the two thousand pounds here, by subscription, that was wanted towards an exploration fund, for fitting out an expedition, that will probably start for the interior of our continent next March. ↗

— William John Wills

#expedition #exploration #fitting #fund #here

The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#aged #any #brilliant #business #death

Nearly all monster stories depend for their success on Jack killing the Giant, Beowulf or St. George slaying the Dragon, Harry Potter triumphing over the basilisk. That is their inner grammar, and the whole shape of the story leads towards it. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#dragon #george #giant #grammar #harry

Anti-Semitism is extremely common. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#common #extremely

I wanted passionately to be a priest. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#passionately #priest #wanted

There is no royal road; you've got to work a good deal harder than most people want to work. ↗

— Charles E. Wilson

#good #good deal #got #harder #most

In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#any #asking #bad #bad thing #cheers

I don't want to become a diabetic. ↗

— Carnie Wilson

#diabetic #i #want

I always want more, and that's just my life. ↗

— Carnie Wilson

#i #i always #just #life #more