moaning myrtle quotes

I love America, and I love American women. But there is one thing that deeply shocks me - American closets. I cannot believe one can dress well when you have so much. ~Andree Putman



I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble. ~Agatha Christie, An Autobiography, 1977



The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright



What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely. ~Franklin P. Jones



Forget about calories - everything makes thin people thinner, and fat people fatter. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966



So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community. ~William Blackstone



Flies spread disease - keep yours zipped. ~Author Unknown



For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. I Timothy 6:7



We are born wet, naked, and hungry. Then things get worse. ~Author Unknown



We labor to make a house a home, then every time we're expecting visitors, we rush to turn it back into a house. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com



Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. ~Golda Meir



You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment unless you trust enough. ~Frank Crane



I intend to live forever. So far, so good. ~Steven Wright



For hearts that are kindly, with virtue and peace, and not seeking blindly a hoard to increase; for those who are grieving o'er life's sordid plan; for souls still believing in heaven and man; for homes that are lowly with love at the board; for things that are holy, I thank thee, O Lord! ~Walt Mason



Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. ~James M. Barrie



I love my freedom. I love my America. ~Jessi Lane Adams



A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false. ~Thomas Babington Macaulay



A writer who wishes to be read by posterity must not be averse to putting hints which might give rise to whole books, or ideas for learned discussions, in some corner of a chapter so that one should think he can afford to throw them away by the thousand. ~Georg Christoph Lichtenberg



Sometimes I think it should be a rule of war that you have to see somebody up close and get to know him before you can shoot him. ~Colonel Potter



Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com