Hundred Years War/resumption of The War Under Henry V - 1415-1429

Famous quotes containing the words years, war, resumption and/or henry:

    Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive
    performance?
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    ... when there is a war the years are longer that is to say the days are longer the months are longer the years are much longer but the weeks are shorter that is what makes a war.
    Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)

    Coming together again after a long day apart can be an experience where joy, relief, anger, and fatigue are all present in different degrees both for the parent and for the child. Because of their importance in marking the resumption of direct contact, reunions deserve as much attention and care as separations to enhance the relationship between parent and child.
    Alicia F. Lieberman (20th century)

    I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer.
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)