“Feeding the family trumps conviction every time, Mary though, a basic law of the human condition.” — Karen Essex Convictions Copy Share Image
“No rational person would intentionally commit an act of evil, for everyone knows that it would bring the wrath of the community… — Karen Essex Crime Copy Share Image
“Perfection does not take into account the viewer.' Pheidias had once said to me. 'It exists on it own, independent of and… — Karen Essex Excellence Copy Share Image
“It is not that I do not approve. Whatever a man's passion, he must pursue them, unless they offend God.” — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“The rich rarely give a black dog for a white monkey, my friend. It's the way of the world.” — Karen Essex Friendship Copy Share Image
“I was a married woman! she said. Why does every generation believe it is the discoverer of pleasure? Your father was a… — Karen Essex Birds-n-bees Copy Share Image
“The strong do as they will while the weak suffer what they must.” — Karen Essex Strength Copy Share Image
“Hungry men are not known for their patience or their kindness.” — Karen Essex Hunger Copy Share Image
“it is a quote from Mihri Hatun, a lady poet who wrote many centuries ago. 'A talented women is better than a… — Karen Essex Poetry Copy Share Image
“I knew that his confession would be a tremendous relief to him but a burden to me. Such information, once shared, can… — Karen Essex Confessions Copy Share Image
“She was keen on the idea that a strong mind, enforced with a strong will, could overcome any difficulty.” — Karen Essex Difficulties Copy Share Image
“It is a woman's burden to suffer the machinations and destruction of men.” — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“She knew that it was not smart to address her concerns about money directly, for men despised women who confronted them in… — Karen Essex Husbands-and-wives Copy Share Image
“What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity?” — Karen Essex Freedom Copy Share Image
There are no accidents in this world, that no living being is seduced into an entanglement that he did not invite with… — Karen Essex Accidents Copy Share Image
I'm afraid that the gift of visiting the past is all that we have. We can revisit it, but only as it… — Karen Essex Dracula Copy Share Image
“He did not smile. 'We are the keepers of the world's greatest treasures. Does that mean nothing to you?' "My children are… — Karen Essex Children Copy Share Image
“Time. What was time? Time is a river that flows both forward and backward. How could that be true?” — Karen Essex Flow-of-time Copy Share Image
