Biddenden Quotes & Sayings

That Hugh's presence within walking distance of Biddenden Manor might not be conducive either to his happiness or to his self-esteem he did not allow to weigh with him, for he was a man with a strong sense of propriety, and he knew that it was his duty to feel affection for all his brothers and sisters. — Georgette Heyer

Lord Biddenden's instincts were patriarchal. He liked to see his brothers and sisters under his roof, and to feel that they depended upon him for guidance; and he was almost as anxious for their advancement as his own. — Georgette Heyer

I've been dealing with so much press for Brooklyn, and now I am rehearsing for a play, and it is hard. — Saoirse Ronan

remember that people need only be told as much of the truth as they are entitled to know, — Rumer Godden

Books saved my sanity, knowledge opened the locked places in me and taught me first how to survive and then how to soar. — Gloria E. Anzaldua

The vanity of the passing world and love are the two fundamental and heart-penetrating notes of true poetry. And they are two notes of which neither can be sounded without causing the other to vibrate. The feeling of the vanity of the passing world kindles love in us, the only thing that triumphs over the vain and transitory, the only thing that fills life again and eternalizes it. — Miguel De Unamuno

I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination. — Billy Sherwood