Clasps And Closures Quotes & Sayings

The fearsome critic and not-very-tough composer Virgil Thomson once drew up a set of rules for hearing an unfamiliar work; the last of those is the question I take with me to every new-music event: "Is this just a good piece of clockwork, or does it actually tell time? — Aaron Copland

But so many books thou readest, But so many schemes thou breedest, But so many wishes feedest, That thy poor head almost turns. — Matthew Arnold

A rose on time is more valuable than a $1,000 gift that's too late. — Jim Rohn

The panic that's gonna kill you or get you seriously hurt, — E.L. James

When were you going to tell me?"
He demanded. "Tell you what? That you can be a real asshole? How about right now. — J.R. Ward

Never has good weather felt so bad. Never have flowers inspired so much fear. Never has the warm caress of a sunbeam seemed so ominous. The weather is sublime, it's glorious, it's the end of the world. — Joel Achenbach

Kanan sometimes wondered how the stormtrooper uniform suppliers kept up with the demand. When the Imperials reached the fringe of the galaxy, what would they be wearing? — John Jackson Miller

One has to remember that every progress that has been made towards peace in the Middle East has come under American leadership. — Henry A. Kissinger