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Sadat, Anwar al-
1918–81
1918–81
1
Peace is much more precious than a piece of land.
Peace is much more precious than a piece of land.
speech in Cairo, 8 March 1978
Sagan, Françoise
1935–
1935–
1
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.
La Chamade
(1965) ch. 9
Sainte-Beuve, Charles-Augustin
1804–69
1804–69
1
Et Vigny plus secret,
Comme en sa tour d'ivoire, avant midi rentrait.
And Vigny more discreet, as if in his ivory tower, returned before noon.
Et Vigny plus secret,
Comme en sa tour d'ivoire, avant midi rentrait.
And Vigny more discreet, as if in his ivory tower, returned before noon.
Les Pensées d'Août, à M. Villemain
(1837)
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
1900–44
1900–44
1
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
Le Petit Prince
(1943) ch. 1
Saki
1870–1916
1870–1916
1
Waldo is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.
The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.
I always say beauty is only sin deep.
We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.
Waldo is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.
Beasts and Super-Beasts
(1914) "The Feast of Nemesis"
The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.
Reginald
(1904) "Reginald on Besetting Sins"
I always say beauty is only sin deep.
Reginald
(1904) "Reginald's Choir Treat"
We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.
The Unbearable Bassington
(1912) ch. 13
Salinger, J. D.
1919–
1919–
1
I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all…I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye.
I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all…I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye.
The Catcher in the Rye
(1951) ch. 22
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