Quote by Georgette Heyer

“His rules were unencumbered by my constraints—the Constitution and the laws promulgated thereunder. Still,”

— Jeffery Deaver

“But the problem with rules, he reflected, was that they implied a right way and a wrong way to do things. When, in fact,…

— Celeste Ng

“He stated that I had no place in a society whose most fundamental rules I ignored and that I could not appeal to the…

— Albert Camus

“Here was a man who sincerely did not mind what people thought of him, and so convention had no hold on him; he was…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“He was in control of every aspect of his profession and he deferred to no one. In his private life, however, he was clueless.”

— Robert Bryndza

“He was a man who regarded his opinions, however briefly adopted, as revealed truth: he never backed down, or listened, or compromised. He was…

— Ben Macintyre

“He said, he knew no reason why those who entertain opinions prejudicial to the public should be obliged to change, or should not be…

— Jonathan Swift

“His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Moreover, he objected, “I have never done an official act with a view to promote my own personal aggrandizement, and I don’t like to…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction; he had on the contrary an engaging modesty.”

— Maugham W. Somerset (William Somerset

“Reader, I think proper, before we proceed any further together, to acquaint thee that I intend to digress, through this whole history, as often…

— Henry Fielding

“Given anything negative or uncertain, there were rules that had to be followed.”

— Jodi Picoult