Old Lancastrian Quotes & Sayings

The cat is such a perfect symbol of beauty and superiority that it seems scarcely possible for any true aesthete and civilised cynic to do other than worship it. — H.P. Lovecraft

Put yourself in the path of lightning, — Valerie Jarrett

But his dislike was so obvious, so intimate, that it got under my skin. — Mohsin Hamid

When I wake up earlier than you and you
are turned to face me, face
on the pillow and hair spread around,
I take a chance and stare at you,
amazed in love and afraid
that you might open your eyes and have
the daylights scared out of you.
But maybe with the daylights gone
you'd see how much my chest and head
implode for you, their voices trapped
inside like unborn children fearing
they will never see the light of day.
The opening in the wall now dimly glows
its rainy blue and gray. I tie my shoes
and go downstairs to put the coffee on. — Ron Padgett

To his enduring sorrow, Bill Clinton chose yet another pious judge to run the Bureau. — Tim Weiner

I suspect you're thinking of Pascal,' Finkler said, finally.'Only he said the opposite. He said you might as well wager on God because that way, even if He doesn't exist, you've nothing to lose. Whereas if you wager against God and He does exist ... '
'You're in the shit. — Howard Jacobson

I haven't spent years, like Alyse Nelson of Vital Voices, toiling for female economic empowerment on five continents. — Tina Brown

I came from a big family ... a big family of Southerners. — Blake Lively

I would rather people not smoke. I certainly appreciate the fact that smoking is not legal in restaurants and bars. That used to stop me from going out at night because you'd go someplace and your clothes would reek and you wouldn't enjoy the experience and that affects your rights. It's always a question. — Ian Bremmer

Could a scar be like the rings of a tree, reopened with each emotional season? — Magenta Periwinkle

I grew up in the countryside, so I had quite a feral life up until the age of about fourteen. — James Norton