Первые строчки, давным давно
Давным давно, когда блогов не было - ну, как не было, были, но о них никто не знал; ну то есть знал, но не пользовался; ну, пользовались некоторые, но не я - так вот в те незапамятные времена в кино-литературном форуме Polecat's Joint, вышедшем из рукава Гостевой "Киноэкспресса" чаяниями nemuri_neko и активной фракции, был раздел Первые строчки, куда скидывали понравившиеся и запомнившиеся первые строчки и параграфы книг. Если бы этот раздел (и форум) был жив сейчас, я бы туда добавил
There's a wise saying that goes like this: A real gentleman never discusses women he's broken up with or how much tax he's paid. Actually, this is a total lie. I just made it up. Sorry! But if there really were such a saying, I think that one more condition for being a gentleman would be keeping quiet about what you do stay healthy. A gentleman shouldn't go on and on about what he does to stay fit. At least that's how I see it.
As everybody knows, I'm no gentleman...
Это из предисловия к What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
There's a wise saying that goes like this: A real gentleman never discusses women he's broken up with or how much tax he's paid. Actually, this is a total lie. I just made it up. Sorry! But if there really were such a saying, I think that one more condition for being a gentleman would be keeping quiet about what you do stay healthy. A gentleman shouldn't go on and on about what he does to stay fit. At least that's how I see it.
As everybody knows, I'm no gentleman...
Это из предисловия к What I Talk About When I Talk About Running