Pernickety Quotes & Sayings

Odd how we focus on studying wars at at school to form our 'education'. No wonder we know so little about making and forging peace as adults. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What a magnificient look a clear sky has! And what a magnificient look a clear mind has! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I'm sorry for lying to you," he said gruffly, "but I need you to know . . . that night meant something to me." His chest went tight, achy. "I know I'm not Oliver - — Elle Kennedy

Children are so precious. — Shayne Ward

No, I pay the newsagent. And for someone so pernickety about whose business is whose, you're asking a lot of very personal questions. — Katie Fforde

Out of all the incursions, the only permanent one so far is the present one, and that dates from just twelve thousand years ago, which means that Britain is actually one of the more recent places in the world to become inhabited by modern people. In this sense it is much younger than the Americas or Australia. The — Bill Bryson