Desnor Quotes & Sayings

Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer. — Josh Billings

She cares as much for him as for a piece of orange-peel - not more. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Your grace, come back, Senor Don Quixote, I swear to God you're charging sheep ! — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

Acceptable rules of conduct were suspended when it came to the spoon shortage. The deficit had gotten so bad that prices were all but unaffordable, and dynastic spoon succession had become a matter of considerable interest. Spoons were even postcode engraved and carried on one's person to eliminate theft, and good table manners, one of the eight pillars upon which the Collective was built, had been relaxed to allow tea to be stirred - shockingly - with the handle of a fork. — Jasper Fforde

That which,like a sea, threatens to drown you- shall be a highway for your escape — Charles Spurgeon

Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk. — Robin Roberts