"In every battle the eyes are the first to be conquered..."
- Tacitus, Germania
"One must work in solitude as a man who opens a clearing in virgin forest, sustained by the unique hope that somewhere in its depths, others are working to the same end."
- Ernst Jünger
"I find that I must go handsomely, whatever it costs me, and the charge will be made up in the fruit it brings."
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Makes me want to lie in the sun, drinking Flytes of champagne....
Admiral,
Please acquire a copy of the new biography of Waugh & Co "Mad World." It's quite good. Champagne makes women dance and drop their ...
~Hilton
I'm going to rent this and do a Brideshead marathon next week. With champagne. (Thanks K.S. Anthony for the idea!)
Those words to God's ears...
Dear Lisa,
I shall do the same again this summer. Do you by chance have a sister or friend that happens to be a fellow romantic.
~Hilton
Tragic words. The autumns and winters of life and history always intrude.
We need the autumns and winters to make us appreciate the summers...much as I hate to admit it.
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