Famous Zeugma Quotes & Sayings

If man was the relative of animals, then animals were the relatives of man, and in degrees bearers of that inwardness of which man, the most advanced of their kin, is conscious in himself. — Hans Jonas

Clothes if they are not well cut, you can kill nobody. A building poorly built can kill people. It's a much more difficult work. I would not compare myself with that. — Karl Lagerfeld

I believe in God and the whole business but I love women best, music and science next, whiskey next, God fourth, and my fellowman hardly at all. — Walker Percy

Finally, when someone asked [Pollack] how he knew when a painting was finished, he replied, How do you know when you've finished making love? — Ross Wetzsteon

I am not my body. My body is nothing without me. — Tom Stoppard

Carlisle has a theory ... he believes that we all bring something of our strongest human traits with us into the next life, where they are intensified - like our minds, and our senses. — Stephenie Meyer

Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead. — Robert Staughton Lynd

The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question. — Bayard Rustin

I want the Law to change. I do not want to get married until we can get married in gold. Alec — Cassandra Clare

I'm going to spend my whole summer changing the expressions on Jonah Daniels's face. — Emery Lord

I will take the sun in my mouth
and leap into the ripe air
Alive
with closed eyes
to dash against darkness — E. E. Cummings

Mr Corcoran, whom by chance I was observing, smiled preliminarily but when about to speak, his smile was transfixed on his features and his entire body assumed a stiff attitude. Suddenly he sneezed, spattering his clothing with a mucous discharge from his nostrils.
As my uncle hurried to his assistance, I felt that my gorge was about to rise. I retched slightly, making a noise with my throat similar to that utilized by persons in the article of death. My uncle's back was towards me as he bent in ministration.
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I clutched my belongings and retired quickly as they worked together with their pocket-cloths. I went to my room and lay prostrate on my bed, endeavouring to recover my composure. — Flann O'Brien

There must not only be good preaching, but good hearing. — J.C. Ryle

Those huge stars have lasted for millions of years by taking care never to absorb any of the fiery rays lovers all over the world send up at them night after night. To avoid that, the star generates so much heat inside itself that it shatters the rays into a thousand pieces.
Any look it receives is immediately repulsed, reflected back onto the earth, like a trick done with mirrors. That is the reason the stars shine so brightly at night. — Laura Esquivel

Charlotte Corday walked alone Paris birds sang sugar calls Charlotte walked down lanes of stone through the haze of perfume stalls Charlotte smelt the dead's gangrene Heard the singing guillotine — Peter Weiss