That would make this particularly disheartening.

That would make this particularly disheartening.

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

We've had some tough basketball games this year. There's going to be some tough ones down the road. The Perry read more

We've had some tough basketball games this year. There's going to be some tough ones down the road. The Perry game Tuesday is just as important to us. Tonight we came out with a real sense of purpose and things worked out well for us.

This is a new experience for me.

This is a new experience for me.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended read more

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

You've got to see where the jobs land and where jobs open.

You've got to see where the jobs land and where jobs open.

This is a good initiative to resolve the situation.

This is a good initiative to resolve the situation.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

You have to show respect for the sword for the audience to believe it.

You have to show respect for the sword for the audience to believe it.