"A mist. A great mist. It covered the entire kingdom. And everyone in it - the good people and the not so good, the young people and the not-so-young, and even Briar Rose's mother and father fell asleep. Everyone slept: lords and ladies, teacher and tummlers, dogs and doves, rabbits and rabbitzen and all kinds of citizens. So fast asleep they were, they were not able to wake up for a hundred years."

-- Jane Yolen

#Mother Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Dog Quotes

“Better halfe a loafe than no bread.”

Source : William Camden, John Philipot (1636). “Remaines concerning Britaine, their languages, names, surnames: allusions ...”, p.293
“England is strictly class-based. What's surprising is how many films are still made with a load of people in silly frocks running around gardens and talking in middle-class accents.”

Source : "Stephen Daldry Dances to Success with 'Billy Elliot'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. October 17, 2000.
“The great help of being in the Army is to understand why are the armies clever in what they describe as emotional intelligence, making soldiers come to terms with the death of comrades by certain rituals.”
“You're only as good as your last dish.”
“Some natures are so sour and ungrateful that they are never to be obliged.”
“I have broken my collarbone twice in a year.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When humans find themselves surrounded by nothing but objects, the response is always one of loneliness.”
“I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.”

Source : "'Zoolander': Ben Stiller Interview". Hollywood.com Interview, www.hollywood.com.

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