Firewood For Sale Quotes & Sayings

A man must take the fat with the lean. — Charles Dickens

Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony. — Mason Cooley

It'll be George Michael all over again," Dad mutters darkly to Mum, and I give a sharp intake of breath. That is AGAINST our family code. No one was supposed to mention George Michael ever again. We even turn off "Carless Whisper" whenever it comes on. — Sophie Kinsella

For nighttime or for an event, I'm all about the nice heel. Something that's still walkable but definitely very elegant. — Carly Rae Jepsen

Know thyself and thou shall know all the mysteries of the gods and the universe. — Various

There is really nothing to be achieved here; only something to be accepted-the fact of your own divinity. — Paul Brunton

A selfie with a celebrity is better proof of meeting a celebrity than the autograph of a celebrity. — Amit Kalantri

Later, in a different home, I befriended a eucalypt, using a resilient bough as a trampoline. Learning nothing from having plummeted from the peppercorn, I'd bounce happily in my haven in the heavens. I loved that tree - and fully understand why Heysen, Roberts, McCubbin and the rest devoted so much time and effort to painting arboreal portraits. — Phillip Adams

Blake smiled radiantly. "May I call you Vasilisa?"
"You can call me Lissa."
"You can also," added Christian, "let go of her hand now. — Richelle Mead

It's interesting that penny-pinching is an accepted defense for toxic food habits, when frugality so rarely rules other consumer domains. The majority of Americans buy bottled drinking water, for example, even though water runs from the faucets at home for a fraction of the cost, and government quality standards are stricter for tap water than for bottled. At any income level, we can be relied upon for categorically unnecessary purchases: portable-earplug music instead of the radio; extra-fast Internet for leisure use; heavy vehicles to transport light loads; name-brand clothing instead of plainer gear. "Economizing," as applied to clothing, generally means looking for discount name brands instead of wearing last year's clothes again. The dread of rearing unfashionable children is understandable. But as a priority, "makes me look cool" has passed up "keeps arteries functional" and left the kids huffing and puffing (fashionably) in the dust. — Barbara Kingsolver

Politics is war without blood, while war is politics with blood. — Mao Tse-tung