That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
“The Democratic party has gone so far to the left that people just can't relate to it anymore and the Republican party is trying to go totally to the right.”
“Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There's huge, visionary poetry in it.”