Sometimes information you barely noticed consciously comes back to you of its own accord. - Lindsey Davis

Architectural drawings may look beautiful and be admired by critics but to be good, they have to work in daily use.

It struck me there might be a reason why Helena Justina whipped along at such a cracking pace: she did not want to be stuck in the wilderness with my corpse. I thanked Jove for her ruthless good sense. I did not want my corpse to be stuck with her in any case.

I despise women who rely on men entirely for their own existence.