"... there is nothing so debilitating to a naturally weak sense of humor as selling tickets behind a grating ..."

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Source : Kate Douglas Wiggin (2005). “Penelope's Progress”, p.8, Cosimo, Inc.

Kate Douglas Wiggin

#Tickets Quotes #Sense Of Humor Quotes #Selling Quotes

“The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.”
“Perhaps my whisper was already born before my lips.”

Source : Selected Poems (1973), trans. by D. McDuff p. 129
“I am a witch, by which I mean that I am somebody who believes that the earth is sacred, and that women and women's bodies are one expression of that sacred being.”

Source : "Womanspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion". Book by Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow, 1979.
“Did you read the part that says, 'Your hair is like a flock of goats'? How romantic is that? Or that other line, 'Your neck is like the tower of David.' Oh, now, that sounds real attractive! If some guy tried those lines on me, I'm sure I'd fall instantly in love with him.”
“The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.”
“Oh, yes, of course I like music, too. Very much. It's so pleasant of an evening, especially when made by your friends at home. I often say I like it better than cards. Though I must say I do like a good game of bridge.”
“Thyroid secretions in adequate amounts appear to be essential for development of the egg and for proper ovarian secretions. If thyroid function is low, an egg may be discharged from an ovary but it may not be fertilizable or, if fertilized, may not be capable of nesting so that pregnancy is quickly aborted.”
“Love was one of those feelings that you could never control.”

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