"Who are the few How do you choose them" "I choose them as real men, of my name-Jacques is my name-to whom the sight is likely to do good. Enough; you are English; that is another thing. Stay there, if you please, a little moment." With an admonitory gesture to keep them ba...
Pedophiles who never do anything are exercising a virtue that borders on the saintlyhereAtlantic
The Roman Catholic Church leads the way in conferring sainthood on people, and some pretty rascally characters have been canonized.
including erotic energy. There are several Marys—not least, of course, Mary the mother of Jesus. But there is Mary of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus. There is Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and Mary the wife of Clopas. Equally important, there are three unnamed women who ...
Last year, when Morgan appeared as a guest on Larry King Live to discuss Susan Boyle, he was succinct and smart, leaving King to stammer at the end, “You are so right, Piers; you hit the nail on the head.” In retrospect, it was like watching Hamlet’s uncle standing behind his ...
From within this almost saintly oval, however, his face projected suddenly broad and brutal, the chin carried forward with a look of cockney contempt. This combination at once tickled and terrified the nerves of a neurotic population. He seemed like a walking blasphemy, a blend of the angel ...
The only explanation of the Wars of the Roses lies in the motives of those who fought in the battles. If nobody had had any reason to fight, there could have been no battles and no Wars. The political principles of later centuries are hardly relevant at all. Who, then, were these men...
McMonagle:The wind was blowing a severe gale at the time. The chances are the wind carried the sparks over there. McMonagle hurried over to tell the fire marshal what he’d seen. Williams:Alec said, “Robert, the fire is on the South Side.” Said I, “The devil it is.” Said he...
Indeed, the Myo-o are forms of Dainichi, and represent Dainichi's wrath against evil and ignorance. GODAI MYŌ-Ō, FIVE GREAT KINGSIn contrast to the saintly images of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, images of the Myō-ō are ferocious and menacing, for their threatening postures and facial...
the aura of being a superstar in glittering show business. The reason is the remoteness it creates – the more remote they become, the more powerful they are as star figures. Rock is built on it. I mean, I speak toMick Jaggeron the telephone all the time, and I still can’t be ...