Barbara Taylor
Barbara Taylor
Barbara Taylor is a Canadian-born historian based in the United Kingdom, specialising in Enlightenment history, gender studies and the history of subjectivity. She is Professor of Humanities at Queen Mary, University of London...
letting-go past perspective
The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.
life lying men
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make to them; a man may live long, yet get little from life. Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will - Montaigne, Essays
opinion virtue moderation
In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work
girl giving taste
My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.
life responsibility cold
Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases
thinking ask-me ifs
If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.
horse morning enjoyed
Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.
giving biographies eras
I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.
taste persons simplest
A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.
happened
Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.
succeed
Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed.
strong-women being-a-strong-woman trouble
When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
long speak reason
This parting cannot be for long; for those who love as we do cannot be parted. We shall always be united in thought, and thought is a great magnet. I have often spoken to thee of reason, now i speak to thee of faith
beautiful sleep men
At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it all. Her one weakness was the young man sleeping beside her.