Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth. – Bible Category: Gossip
Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade before the public. Never clothe them in vulgar or shoddy attire. – George W. Crane Category: Gossip
If an American was condemned to confine his activity to his own affairs, he would be robbed of one half of his existence. – Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835 Category: Gossip
One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend. – Susan Orlean Category: best
I think it is a pity to lose the romantic side of flying and simply to accept it as a common means of transport…. – Amy Johnson Category: Flying
The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and Ive seen ecstasy or something. – Rita Dove Category: Poetry