The doctors couldn’t explain how she’d held on for so long, even after getting her ‘death sentence’ months ago. Though she never said it, Scar...let was glad. She had never made real peace with her father, and she wanted her mother to die with that peace. It was, however, very hard to do, given the circumstances. As many times as she tried to say the words, ‘I forgive you,’ she never managed to get it out. She didn’t mean it truthfully, yet. Even more surprising, Donovan kept up with the hospital. J. O'Rourke, Civil LibertarianGovernment is the great fiction through which everybody endeavours to live at the expense of everybody else.Frederic Bastiat, French economist(1801-1850)I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.Will RogersIn general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.Voltaire (1764)Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an. Samantha put one of his arms round her shoulder and they staggered back to the house. Henrietta was aghast at this ashen, dripping figure with a huge bruise on his forehead. She had Samantha run for a towel and Henry's dressing gown and made him strip in the boot room. Henry was acutely embarrassed to be seen naked by his mother and sister and even more so when Henrietta helped to dry him and Samantha just stood there and watched. He had to relive the whole episode when Rupert came in at. I was attracting far more attention than usual. I knew that I would sometimes flash my bum when I leaned forward to examine one of the bikes, but some of the guys were really staring. When I noticed a second guy walk straight into one of the exhibition stands because he was staring at me, I asked Roland, “Am I showing too much ? What’s different ?”My denim waistcoat has no sleeves. Roland told me that when I leaned forward you could see my tits through the arm holes. He was laughing, feeling.