“The fantastic graces of Chivalry lay upon the surface of life, but beneath it was a half-savage population, fierce and animal, with… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as… — Arthur Erickson Copy Share Image
“Honor is a balancing act and only the heart can strike that balance.” — Stefan Emunds Copy Share Image
We are living in modern times throughout the world and yet are dominated by medieval minds. — Eqbal Ahmad Copy Share Image
“My blood runs cold. Her savage stare and bloodied hands leave no doubts in my mind as she glares up at us… — Mark Noce Copy Share Image
Now, as at the beginning of the 19th century, there is a certain discovery of Eckhart and related figures. There are questions… — George Pattison Copy Share Image
My grandmother would croon over every scrap of meat on a sparerib like a medieval relic hunter musing on the knucklebone of… — Rose Quiello Copy Share Image
Nowadays, by contrast, Christianity specialises in soft-focus mood music; its threats of hell, its demand for poverty and chastity, its doctrine that… — A.C. Grayling Copy Share Image
Remember this, take this to heart, live by it, die for it if necessary: that our patriotism is medieval, outworn, obsolete; that… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The next time somebody announces that he plans to get Medieval on your ass, tell him you're going to get Renaissance on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now, the good of business is put above anything else, as corporations have become the new ruling body. Most decisions seem to… — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
Most cities are eclectic. There's a bit of medieval, Georgian, some Victorian and some 20th century. That's fine. Bath is different because… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
“In this martial world dominated by men, women had little place. The Church's teachings might underpin feudal morality, yet when it came… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in a lot of the medieval art portraying people being tormented. — Jack Larson Copy Share Image
“Under the sanctuary are the catacombs where the dead wait for resurrection. The living do not venture there. The caverns here underneath… — Ned Hayes Copy Share Image
The Hundred Years' War, like the crises of the Church in the same period, broke apart medieval unity. — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
'Goldenheart' is like a modern-day Joan of Arc. Think of it like medieval times-cum-2045 or Lancelot and Guinevere in 3025. It's a… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
“Court life for a queen of France at that time was, however, stultifyingly routine. Eleanor found that she was expected to be… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
The destruction of the inducement to invest by an excessive liquidity-preference was the outstanding evil, the prime impediment to the growth of… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
My view is that climate changes have happened in the last 80 years, that is, the world has got a little bit… — Piers Corbyn Copy Share Image
Science, incidentally, not only ignores the question of indwelling 'essences' by looking instead at measurable relationships, but science also does not agree… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
I think present-day reason is an analogue of the flat earth of the medieval period. If you go too far beyond it… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
I've always seen this overlap between medieval warfare and heavy metal. You see heavy metal singers and they'll have like a brace… — Tim Schafer Copy Share Image
“Rooks have clustered on either side of the long road. It is as if they line a grand parade route for our… — Ned Hayes Copy Share Image
I decorated my house like a medieval gothic castle, European-style. Chandeliers and red velvet curtains. My bedroom is pink and black, my… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
