Curiosities

"Oh!" said Fleur, "I do wish you'd both drop that. Nobody will
have anything to say to it. You might as well ask the people of
to-day to live like St. Francis d'Assisi."
"My dear young lady, suppose St. Francis d'Assisi had said
that, we shouldn't be hearing to-day of St. Francis."
"Well, what real effect has he had? He's just a curiosity. All
those great spiritual figures are curiosities. Look at Tolstoi
now, or Christ, for that matter!"

John Galsworthy - The Swan Song (3rd volume of A Modern Trilogy)

American pancakes

Zicea cineva ceva de slabit??

Growth

"I mean, everybody is so obsessed with growth, but when you think about it, for a mature organism, a growth is basically a cancer, right?"

(din aceeasi carte ca ieri)

Corporatiile nu se considera niciodata mature, e clar, dar nici nu vor sa fie tratate ca niste copii.

team?

And her mother said: "I don't mind if you play sports, but only if it's going to teach you cooperation and communitymindedness". And Patty said: