Fradley Junction Quotes & Sayings

An extensive empire must be supported by a refined system of policy and oppression; in the centre, an absolute power, prompt in action and rich in resources; a swift and easy communication with the extreme parts; fortifications to check the first effort of rebellion; a regular administration to protect and punish; and a well-disciplined army to inspire fear, without provoking discontent and despair. — Edward Gibbon

Single girl survival tip 101: always let strange men know you're not alone. This way they know not to try anything stupid like slipping roofies in your drink. — Claudia Lefeve

We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love. — James Kavanaugh

One effect of an individualistic culture that's poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence. — Geoff Mulgan

Reducing consumption is imperative, but it's pointless to cut out meat and cars while having lots of children — Madeleine Bunting

A masterpiece is something said once and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in the mind, if only at the back. — Virginia Woolf