We simply don't want residents and tourists to see the Royal Mile in this kind of shape,

We simply don't want residents and tourists to see the Royal Mile in this kind of shape,

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do read more

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us.

It was clear by then that he was with Rebecca and that they were a proper couple. I so wanted read more

It was clear by then that he was with Rebecca and that they were a proper couple. I so wanted to turn my back on him but he always managed to win me over. I know now that I am weak-willed and that I should have moved on with my life but what can I say? He had such a strong hold over me, it was hard for me to deny him.

Although no deal is yet final, all interested parties are expected to congregate in Detroit next Wednesday to iron out read more

Although no deal is yet final, all interested parties are expected to congregate in Detroit next Wednesday to iron out the final details.

You always want to change the match after it's over.

You always want to change the match after it's over.

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.

We voted on it, but that doesn't mean it went through.

We voted on it, but that doesn't mean it went through.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

Women's music is underrepresented.

Women's music is underrepresented.