“In the Victorian era a curious belief was prevalent that sovereign states ought to have governments that were reasonably efficient and solvent.” — Byron Farwell Copy Share Image
The idea of close encounters of the zero'th kind - which is to say, not a close encounter at all, but simply… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
“Lucille, please make them go away!” she moaned, her voice muffled. “Do you think I am a divine being sent from the… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
The big part of that Victorian era, particularly in Canada, was people being more cultured and not being in the colonies and… — Yannick Bisson Copy Share Image
“He is only fifteen! Does she really think he is prepared for marriage, especially with his intellectual range of a teacup?” — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“Don't forget to speak scornfully of the Victorian Age; there will be time for meekness when you try to better it. Very… — J.M. Barrie Copy Share Image
“Sunlight streamed in a steady flow, casting flecks of gold onto the floor, bathing my skin. I inhaled deeply. Already, the air… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
The period after the First World War was an extremely different time, so that Sherlock Holmes would have been a different person… — Laurie R. King Copy Share Image
“But she had learnt, in those solemn hours of thought, that she herself must one day answer for her own life, and… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
The [sexual harassment] situation has gotten so out of hand that, in 1993, in one of the first British cases, a plumber… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
“The temptation was too great to resist. Heart thundering madly, Teddy closed the distance and pressed his lips to hers. Her eyes… — Mimi Matthews Copy Share Image
“Thus the British Empire came into existence; and thus - for there is no stopping damp; it gets into the inkpot as… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Economists have understood since the Victorian era that the main benefits of trade come from comparative advantage: the idea that people can… — David Autor Copy Share Image
“The Victorian era was an age of superlatives and larger-than-life characters, and as far as that goes, Dr. Wildman Whitehouse fit right… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“IN THE TORRID London summer of 1886, William Gladstone was up against Benjamin Disraeli for the post of prime minister of the… — Olivia Fox Cabane Copy Share Image
“All the carriages filed out in single file but in a fashion that seemed to mean that they were competing against each… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“The rain landed on my skin with a barely audible patter and changed the tempo of its repetitive dance, letting the wind… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“My wishing star glowed slightly and winked back at me. I could almost hear its voice, tinkling like wind chimes and church… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with the Victorian era and the British Royal Navy... I'd love to play a troubled sailor or captain or a… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
“Father has taught me that when something is lost, whether dear or not, giving up the search is sometimes best and often… — Cassandra Krivy Hirsch Copy Share Image
My interests span biology, though sometimes I feel like an anachronism, somebody from the Victorian era when there weren't so many boundaries… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
“One character all messages had in common was vague generality. "Fly away with me," a tussie-mussie might suggest, but never "Meet me… — Geraldine Adamich Laufer Copy Share Image
“Maybe I was wrong. Maybe there really is some goodness here in our world. But if goodness existed, that must mean that… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate I was able to live at least a few years of my life in the tort of opulent… — Victor Banerjee Copy Share Image
“You have a spine of steel and fire in your eyes, Rosalie. To have such a quality, one must be shaken to… — Moriah Densley Copy Share Image
“[W]e took turns removing each other's underwear and I thanked God for twenty-first century clothing. Until you've attempted to undress a Victorian… — Gene Doucette Copy Share Image
“Go find your own hiding spot!” I hissed. “The seat is not wide enough to hold me and that whale you call… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
![“The [sexual harassment] situation has gotten so out of hand that, in 1993, in one of the first British cases, a plumber was fired for continuing to use the traditional term "ballcock" for the toilet flotation unit, instead of the new politically correct term, sanitized of sexual suggestiveness…” quote by Camille Paglia](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/960/camille-paglia-652_british_the-sexual-harassment-situation-has-gott_2595601.png)
![“[W]e took turns removing each other's underwear and I thanked God for twenty-first century clothing. Until you've attempted to undress a Victorian era noblewoman, you can't possibly understand how wonderful a simple pair of cotton briefs is.” quote by Gene Doucette](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/362/gene-doucette-17956_victorian-era_w-e-took-turns-removing-each-other-s-und_2186312.jpg)
