My father had a small Estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the Third of five Sons. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Books have their destinies like men. And their fates, as made by generations of readers, are very different from the destinies foreseen… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“But he may please to consider, that the caprices of womankind are not limited by any climate or nation; and that they… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
There's a whole slew of wonderful speculation of flying in a fanciful way. Gulliver is one of the central examples; Swift has… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
If I had to make a list of six books which were to be preserved when all others were destroyed, I would… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
If the world had but a dozen Arbuthnots in it, I would burn my Travels. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
