Quote of the day

"Law at Allen & Overy isn't about justice, it's about facilitating business transactions"
Google it tomorrow and you might find it ...

"The simpler effect is always obtained by means of temperate and wise restraint."
Gertrude Jekyll, 1920s gardening guru

Context: In the office people around me were answering, more or less keenly, a question about characters from literature they'd most like to sleep with. I thought it fitting to follow her ... advice.

Comments welcome, to either side of this double-edged issue ...

ps. How about, "you can run but you cannot ... Hyde" (honestly, i don't know what i'm talking about now so better end this entry here ... i think you could actually hyde under that ... bonnet) Better to end this before my inner Jekyll gets total control over me ...

A more modern issue

"Breastfeeding tops - those hideous T-shirts or blouses with a slit that runs horizontally, which you unbutton to reveal the breast - are a total waste of money; invented as another way to part a new parent from their cash."

Maybe one day i'll thank the person in question for illuminating my working day with this quote. But on the day i have to admit, i thought: O tempora, o mores ...