Optimates Hydrox Quotes

#1. Gaston Boissier, who wrote in the mid-nineteenth century what is still one of the most charming and witty books on Cicero, observed: He always belonged to the best party [i.e., the optimates] ... only he made it a rule not to serve his party; he was contented with giving it his good wishes. But these good wishes were the warmest imaginable. ... His reserve only began when it was necessary to act. ... The more we think about it, the less we can imagine the reasons he could give [his friends] to justify his conduct. #Quote by Anthony Everitt

#2. Hydrox cookies (what happened to them? They used to be so good. Sugar. No doubt they're leaving out sugar) #Quote by Ann Beattie