"I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second."

-- Noel Coward

#Class Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Literature Quotes

“Tis I whom children love the best; / My wealth is all for them; / For them is set each glossy cup / Upon each sturdy stem.”

Source : Cicely Mary Barker (1991). “A Treasury of Flower Fairies”, Warne
“In the mirrors of the many judgments, my hands are the color of blood. I sometimes fancy myself an evil which exists to oppose other evils; and on that great Day of which the prophets speak but in which they do not truly believe, on the day the world is utterly cleansed of evil, then I too will go down into darkness, swallowing curses. Until then, I will not wash my hands nor let them hang useless.”

Source : "The Guns of Avalon". Book by Roger Zelazny, 1972.
“Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully: a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman. [Fr., Ne forcons point notre talent; Nous ne ferions rien avec grace: Jamais un lourdaud, quoi qu'il fasse, Ne saurit passer pour galant.]”
“If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being - we can do it.”
“Fans always ask, What did the bedroom look like? All they ever saw was Alice or Ralph going in and out.”
“Possibly, over the course of time, the brain capacity of ***** sapiens will have made such great progress, that complications as contained in this game can be fathomed instantly with a shrug and a smile. Then, not only will the game of chess have ceased to exist, but also will the remembrance of frequently missed objectives elicit pity, as a reaction to the shortcomings of a lower organized form of life.”
“The only important thing is to follow nature. A tiger should be a good tiger; a tree, a good tree. So people should be people. But to know what people are, one must follow nature and go alone, admitting the importance of the unexpected. Still, nothing is possible without love. . . . For love puts one in a mood to risk everything, and not to withhold important elements.”
“I know my fan base is a smart group of people.”

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