Cleanliness is next to godliness, but it is a poor substitute for it.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
True Virtue
T
Deceptive Wealth
D
Money talks, but it speaks with a forked tongue.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
Experience of Loss
E
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
Longing and Loneliness
L
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it makes the rest of you lonely.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
Teamwork Balance
T
Too many cooks spoil the broth, but not enough means dinner’s late.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
Necessity of Familiarity
N
Familiarity breeds contempt, but without a certain familiarity we cannot breed at all.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
Reading Equality
R
Books did not care who was reading them or whether one read them or not. All readers were equal, herself included.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Life and Books
L
You don’t put your life into your books, you find it there.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Book Imagination
B
A book is a device to ignite the imagination.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Reading Appeal
R
The appeal of reading, she thought, lay in its indifference.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader