"Why it is that a garment which is honestly attractive in, say, 1910 should be honestly ridiculous a few years later and honestly charming again a few years later still is one of those things which are not satisfactorily to be explained and are therefore jolly and exciting and an addition to the perennial interest of life."

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Source : Margery Allingham (1961). “Three Cases for Mr. Campion”

Margery Allingham

#Years Quotes #Ridiculous Quotes #Charming Quotes

“It's better when you don't understand the words in music. Because when you don't understand the words, you have to listen to what somebody means, not what they're saying. And if they mean it.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com
“I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one.”
“I think it would make the world a little bit better place if everyone was doing what they loved to do. ... I'm doing it and I'm loving it.”
“Satan wants to cripple me and then blame me for limping.”
“I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to”
“But the people are ungrammatical, untidy, and their sins gaunt and ill-bred.”
“The baby romped on my lap like a short stout salmon.”
“Even if I had any money I would rather burn everything I own and not even give them the ashes. They could have the job of picking them up. That's how much I hate the media industry.”

Source : "Pirate Bay defendant: we can't and won't pay" by Jemima Kiss, www.theguardian.com. April 17, 2009.

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