Call this war by whatever name you may, only call it not an American rebellion; it is nothing more or less than a Scotch Irish Presbyterian rebellion. ((Hessian Officer on American War of Independence 1778))

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say (Cyril Connolly)

Grown-ups should be allowed to go to hell with their own vices – cigarettes, cholesterol, chocolate or chips – intact. (Joan Burnie)