Burning Quote by Red Buttons

“I texted Nightingale to let him know our change in disposition and then I picked up my Pliny, because nothing says stuck all alone…

— Ben Aaronovitch

Pliny the Elder perished in 79 A.D. when he refused to flee from the great eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, insisting that everything would be…

— Will Cuppy

“Tiberius Nero’s face lit up with a smile. “What did you do, offer to make him consul?” I asked Tavius later. He shook his…

— Phyllis T. Smith

“I inherited my sense of passion and romance from the Romans. Specifically Nero and all the fire he possessed.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Rome, yes, I say, thinking in quick succession of the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the cardinals screwing around while wondering whether women have souls…

— Erlend Loe

“　“What is the matter with you?” Nero kept his voice calm and low so no one could hear their conversation. “I don’t like you…

— Sarah Brianne

“Hey, babe, can I sit here?” Elle turned her head and saw Nero standing there, holding a tray. Did he just really ask that,…

— Sarah Brianne

Thus Nero went up and down Greece and challenged the fiddlers at their trade. Æropus, a Macedonian king, made lanterns; Harcatius, the king of…

— Jeremy Taylor

“Who set Rome on fire? The man we must admire. For killing his wife, and taking the life of mother and brother and so…

— Paul L. Maier

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille, with four hungry children and a crop in the field.

— Kenny Rogers

“One night the citizens of Rome revolted Against his tyrannies and mad ambition And, when he heard them mutiny, he bolted Alone and sought…

— Geoffrey Chaucer

“I would rather see Rome ruled by a man who once had to ask his accountant tricky questions before his steward could pay the…

— Lindsey Davis