said the joker to the thief: history nerd . politics geek . period drama dork
"Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how." { jane austen, pride & prejudice }
"My first thought was to wait till he had got through the front door and then nip out of the window, which was conveniently open. That, I felt, was what Napoleon would have done." { p.g. wodehouse, stiff upper lip, jeeves }
"Just wait till you get started on sex. You're making it up all the time. Being different, outrageous. That's what they go for. I tell you, history is fucking." { alan bennett, the history boys }