Could a linguist, could a grammarian, could even a mathematician have seen what she did, have witnessed their appearance together, and heard their history of it, without feeling that circumstances had been at work to make them peculiarly interesting to each other?
Jane Austen: Emma
Most of the focus seems to be on figuring out how to accommodate the existing legacy journals [...] and very little attention has gone into looking at how you support smaller publishers or more innovative new entrants, people that are trying to really bring change to scholarly publishing.
And without supporting these new innovations, there is a risk that the additional funding coming in is going to further entrench the traditional publishers as we start moving towards open access.
Paul Peters (CEO of Hindawi Publishing) in Open Science Talk Episode 10
People may forget what you say. They may forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
A ring around the finger does not cause a nerve block to the genitals.
Dossie Easton and Catherine Liszt: The Ethical Slut
As a counsellor she was not wanted; but as an approver (a much safer character) she was truly welcome.
Jane Austen: Emma