He promised his parents that he would watch over him as if he were his own son, and would make a clever whalefisher and sealhunter of him.

Concerning the revival of the 16th-century stage, Bridges Adams once said to me that whilst it was possible to Elizabethanize your stage, it was impossible to Elizabethanize your audience.

With this the hostess poured two or three spoonfuls of the gravy of the curry on to the rice opposite to each person.

Such paintings are inherently moody, and Elliott likes that-even as he carefully avoids dictating a specific mood. Yesterday I painted the last light of the day-the trees looked pink, and the mountain's shadow was coming over them. It created a feeling of nostalgia... or impending doom... or still, quiet, peacefulness. It depends on the viewer's feelings about the scene, not just mine.