If he was not exactly a Spartan, he was, you might say, spartanatical. Things happened to you; they were good,or they were bad - and that was the truth about everything.
Philosophy
Holiness was always something richly dim.
Religion
Mothers are inscrutable beings to their sons, always. ("The Higgler")
Love, Family, Mothers
Blood is thicker than water, I know, but it's unnatural stuff to drink so much of. (“The Wife Of Ted Wickham”)
Family
2016