Mounette Quotes & Sayings

Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assuduities of art, with which it would rear dulness to maturity, and to glory in the vigor and luxuriance of her chance productions. She scatters the seeds of genius to the winds, and though some may perish among the stony places of the world, and some may be choked by the thorns and brambles of early adversity, yet others will now and then strike root even in the clefts of the rock, struggle bravely up into sunshine, and spread over their sterile birthplace all the beauties of vegetation. — Washington Irving

At least two of those present tonight were wearing Granny Weatherwax's famous goose-grease-and-sage chest liniment. — Terry Pratchett

Christmas is the spirit of love, joy and peace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks should happen. — Nancy Kerrigan

My job as the director is to make that as authentic as I can and not to disturb the revelry. — Scott Hicks

The smaller the ball used in the sport, the better the book. — George Plimpton

And do you see how beautiful and graceful the birds are when they are flying and soaring? The ground has many comforts for them to enjoy... But in the sky they are truly what a bird is meant to be. So it is with the human heart. — Aleksandra Layland

Before I was ordained, when I was working for the council, I thought of the first three months of the year as January, February, March. Now I think of them as Epiphany, Candlemas and Ash Wednesday. — Adam Smallbone