Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines. - Page 200

HomeInMyShoes · 03-02-2016, 10:56 AM

"He certainly knows a hell of a lot about trees."

Murray Bail - Eucalyptus

This line has had me laughing all morning.

drjd · 03-02-2016, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenG

“He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was Catholic.”
― Kingsley Amis, One Fat Englishman

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AlexBell · 03-02-2016, 08:08 PM

'The ultimate and very strong impression on the mind of a stranger, pondering the morals of society in America, is that human nature is much the same everywhere, whatever may be its environment of riches or poverty; and that it is justice to the human nature, and not improvement in fortunes, which must be looked to as the promise of a better time.'

Harriet Martineau, in Society in America, 1837

kennyc · 03-05-2016, 08:39 AM

"To describe our growing up in the lowcountry of South Carolina,” his alter-ego narrator wrote in “The Prince of Tides,” “I would have to take you to the marsh on a spring day, flush the great blue heron from its silent occupation. Scatter marsh hens as we sink to our knees in mud, open you an oyster with a pocketknife and feed it to you from the shell and say, ‘There. That taste. That’s the taste of my childhood.’ I would say, ‘Breathe deeply,’ and you would breathe and remember that smell for the rest of your life, the bold, fecund aroma of the tidal marsh, exquisite and sensual, the smell of the South in heat, a smell like new milk, semen and spilled wine, all perfumed with seawater."

- Pat Conroy 1945-2016 RIP

kennyc · 03-06-2016, 08:06 AM

"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
- Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

covingtoncat73 · 03-06-2016, 02:10 PM

"A perfect society requires perfect people. The People are always a terrible disappointment. Not up to it, you know. Damned nuisance, they are. No wonder rulers go mad and turn nasty." Iain Pears, Arcadia

doubleshuffle · 03-06-2016, 02:35 PM

Calvin: "I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks."

Bill Watterson.

pynch · 03-08-2016, 02:44 AM

“For within a man there is light, and if he lets that light shine, he lights up the entire world, and if he doesn't, he lives in total darkness.” Jay & Mark Duplass

(Give ’em a boatload of Golden Globes and Emmies for that last Togetherness episode, stat!)

drjd · 03-09-2016, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Calvin: "I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks."

Bill Watterson.

Cool. Love that one.

covingtoncat73 · 03-09-2016, 09:18 AM

"I will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. My acceptance is total and complete. I accept things as they are this moment, not as I wish they were." ~D-Chop

WT Sharpe · 03-11-2016, 01:11 PM

O clear and noble conscience, how sharply a little fault stings you!

— Dante (Durante degli Alighieri, c. 1265–1321), Italian poet. The Divine Comedy, part II: Purgatorio (tr. Anthony S. Kline).

kennyc · 03-12-2016, 06:40 AM

"The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind."

- Carl Hiaasen

pynch · 03-12-2016, 07:20 AM

“Sad news from Miami as Hurricane Jasmine Forsythe has claimed the life of LeBron James of the Miami Heat. Mr. James was swept away by the storm surge that destroyed 90% of the Florida peninsula last night. Once again, we're reporting the sad death of LeBron James—and the rest of the Miami Heat—and 12 million other people.”

News coverage from Louie, season 4, episode 8.

[The profundity might be a little harder to detect in this one.]

covingtoncat73 · 03-13-2016, 01:20 PM

"Why, this Satan's drink is so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it." Pope Clement VIII, on the subject of coffee.

bfisher · 03-13-2016, 03:22 PM

Remorse for Intemperate Speech

I RANTED to the knave and fool,
But outgrew that school,
Would transform the part,
Fit audience found, but cannot rule
My fanatic heart.
I sought my betters: though in each
Fine manners, liberal speech,
Turn hatred into sport,
Nothing said or done can reach
My fanatic heart

W.B.Yeats, "From The Winding Stair and Other Poems"

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03-02-2016, 10:56 AM	#2986
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	"He certainly knows a hell of a lot about trees." Murray Bail - Eucalyptus This line has had me laughing all morning.

03-02-2016, 08:08 PM	#2988
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	'The ultimate and very strong impression on the mind of a stranger, pondering the morals of society in America, is that human nature is much the same everywhere, whatever may be its environment of riches or poverty; and that it is justice to the human nature, and not improvement in fortunes, which must be looked to as the promise of a better time.' Harriet Martineau, in Society in America, 1837

03-05-2016, 08:39 AM	#2989
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	"To describe our growing up in the lowcountry of South Carolina,” his alter-ego narrator wrote in “The Prince of Tides,” “I would have to take you to the marsh on a spring day, flush the great blue heron from its silent occupation. Scatter marsh hens as we sink to our knees in mud, open you an oyster with a pocketknife and feed it to you from the shell and say, ‘There. That taste. That’s the taste of my childhood.’ I would say, ‘Breathe deeply,’ and you would breathe and remember that smell for the rest of your life, the bold, fecund aroma of the tidal marsh, exquisite and sensual, the smell of the South in heat, a smell like new milk, semen and spilled wine, all perfumed with seawater." - Pat Conroy 1945-2016 RIP

03-06-2016, 08:06 AM	#2990
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." - Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

03-06-2016, 02:10 PM	#2991
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"A perfect society requires perfect people. The People are always a terrible disappointment. Not up to it, you know. Damned nuisance, they are. No wonder rulers go mad and turn nasty." Iain Pears, Arcadia

03-06-2016, 02:35 PM	#2992
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Calvin: "I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks." Bill Watterson.

03-08-2016, 02:44 AM	#2993
pynch why in? Posts: 1,630 Karma: 29896776 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Aura	“For within a man there is light, and if he lets that light shine, he lights up the entire world, and if he doesn't, he lives in total darkness.” Jay & Mark Duplass (Give ’em a boatload of Golden Globes and Emmies for that last Togetherness episode, stat!)

03-09-2016, 09:18 AM	#2995
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"I will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. My acceptance is total and complete. I accept things as they are this moment, not as I wish they were." ~D-Chop

03-11-2016, 01:11 PM	#2996
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	O clear and noble conscience, how sharply a little fault stings you! — Dante (Durante degli Alighieri, c. 1265–1321), Italian poet. The Divine Comedy, part II: Purgatorio (tr. Anthony S. Kline).

03-12-2016, 06:40 AM	#2997
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	"The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind." - Carl Hiaasen

03-12-2016, 07:20 AM	#2998
pynch why in? Posts: 1,630 Karma: 29896776 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Aura	“Sad news from Miami as Hurricane Jasmine Forsythe has claimed the life of LeBron James of the Miami Heat. Mr. James was swept away by the storm surge that destroyed 90% of the Florida peninsula last night. Once again, we're reporting the sad death of LeBron James—and the rest of the Miami Heat—and 12 million other people.” News coverage from Louie, season 4, episode 8. [The profundity might be a little harder to detect in this one.]

03-13-2016, 01:20 PM	#2999
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"Why, this Satan's drink is so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it." Pope Clement VIII, on the subject of coffee.

03-13-2016, 03:22 PM	#3000
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Remorse for Intemperate Speech I RANTED to the knave and fool, But outgrew that school, Would transform the part, Fit audience found, but cannot rule My fanatic heart. I sought my betters: though in each Fine manners, liberal speech, Turn hatred into sport, Nothing said or done can reach My fanatic heart W.B.Yeats, "From The Winding Stair and Other Poems"