Quotes of the Week - Aug 24, 2010:
"Barack Obama is the worst President in history." -- Ben Quayle,
son of former US Vice President.
"He is a bit old." -- Fabio Capello, England soccer coach,
saying he doesn't plan to pick David Beckham, 35, for any more competitive
matches.
"I am not on the Earth to be bullied by women journalists who envy
my freedom, my courage, my talent and my arse. I have a fantastic arse."
-- Sinead O'Connor, singer, resents criticism of her recent wedding.
"I'm no Tom Jones but I'm doing better than Nick Clegg." --
UK X Factor finalist Olly Murs, reveals his sexual conquests now number
more than 30.
Authors:
The Wind in the Willows Quotes, Famous Quotes Sayings from The Wind
in the Willows
Somehow,
it soon seemed taken for granted by all three of them that the
trip was a settled thing; and the Rat, though still unconvinced
in his mind, allowed his good-nature to over-ride his personal
objections. The Wind in the Willows Ch. 2.
A
careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded
in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer.
The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was
shattered into pieces. The Wind in the Willows Ch. 2.
It's
never the wrong time to call on Toad. Early or late he's always
the same fellow. Always good-tempered, always glad to see you,
always sorry when you go! The Wind in the Willows Rat, Ch. 2.
The
Mole had long wanted to make the acquaintance of the Badger.
He seemed, by all accounts, to be such an important personage
and, though rarely visible, to make his unseen influence felt
by everybody about the place. The Wind in the Willows Ch. 3.
Badger
hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort
of thing. The Wind in the Willows Rat, Ch. 3.
The
whole wood seemed running now, running hard, hunting, chasing,
closing in round something or - somebody? In panic, he began
to run too, aimlessly, he knew not whither. The Wind in the Willows Ch. 3.
There
was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few
inches, enough to show a long snout and a pair of sleepy blinking
eyes. The Wind in the Willows Ch. 4.
Animals
arrived, liked the look of the place, took up their quarters,
settled down, spread, and flourished. They didn't bother themselves
about the past - they never do; they're too busy. The Wind in the Willows Ch. 4.
The
Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual
lot, good, bad, and indifferent - I name no names. It takes
all sorts to make a world. The Wind in the Willows Badger, Ch. 4.
"I
see you don't understand, and I must explain it to you. Well,
very long ago, on the spot where the Wild Wood waves now, before
ever it had planted itself and grown up to what it now is, there
was a city - a city of people, you know. Here, where we are
standing, they lived, and walked, and talked, and slept, and
carried on their business. Here they stabled their horses and
feasted, from here they rode out to fight or drove out to trade.
They were a powerful people, and rich, and great builders. They
built to last, for they thought their city would last for ever."
"But what has become of them all?" asked the Mole.
"Who can tell?" said the Badger. "People come
- they stay for a while, they flourish, they build - and they
go. It is their way. But we remain. There were badgers here,
I've been told, long before that same city ever came to be.
And now there are badgers here again. We are an enduring lot,
and we may move out for a time, but we wait, and are patient,
and back we come. And so it will ever be." The Wind in the Willows Ch. 4.
The
Wind in the Willows, a classic of children's literature, was written
in 1908 by Scottish-born writer Kenneth Grahame. Born March 8, 1859.
Died July 6, 1932.
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