Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.
A word in earnest is as good as a speech.
Injustice breeds injustice
Accidents will occur in the best regulated families
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another
Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some
The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes, depend upon it.
Treachery don't come natural to beaming youth; but trust and pity, love and constancy,--they do, thank God!
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A Tale of Two Cities - Craig Taylor and Ameena Hussain in conversation
British Council, Sri Lanka
Wed, 1st February 2012 - Wed, 1st February 2012
UK author Craig Taylor in video conference with Ameena Hussein share their thoughts about two cities: London and Colombo. Craig Taylor is the author of 'Return to Akenfield' and 'One Million Tiny Plays About Britain', which began life as a column in the Guardian newspaper and have both been adapted for the stage. He is also the editor of the literary magazine, Five Dials. His latest book is 'Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now - As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It and Long for It’. Hussein published her first book ‘Fifteen' in 1999. Her second book of short stories ‘Zillij’ appeared in 2003 and won the State Literary Prize. Her first novel is ‘The Moon in the Water’ which was long listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize and was published in 2009.
