At present, [in the desert] an exasperating clarity reigns. The sky has become less visible than water in a jar. Black peaks,… — Mohammed Dib Copy Share Image
He stood staring into the wood for a minute, then said: "What is it about the English countryside — why is the… — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
I had quite a healthy childhood in the countryside, but I did have double pneumonia aged eight, and was one of the… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
People in the countryside carry a sense of dignity. They wear it, don't they? Like a badge? I'm being genuine. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“The moon was coming slowly up over the hill in front of them. The countryside was bathed in light, pale and cold… — Enid Blyton Copy Share Image
Slow, skinny, and an utter countryside coward: I lived in dread of nettles, spiders, and the very sound of a wasp. As… — Robert Webb Copy Share Image
The Country Doctor Revisited is a fine achievement. Purporting to be an overview of the practice of medicine in rural areas, it… — Richard Selzer Copy Share Image
“Swamps where cedars grow and turtles wait on logs but not for anything in particular; fields bordered by crooked fences broken by… — E.B. White Copy Share Image
I was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
They don't have a lot of crime in the countryside other than theft. But every once in a while, things turn ugly,… — John Sandford Copy Share Image
When we went to Belfast we saw some beautiful countryside and coastlines. — Sarah Sutton Copy Share Image
Living in London with one child was great, but when number two came along - an energetic little boy - the countryside… — Jack Savoretti Copy Share Image
What is it about the English countryside — why is the beauty so much more than visual? Why does it touch one so? — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...only the unscrupulous or shortsighted can defend pollution and degradation of the countryside. — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
The Sussex lanes were very lovely in the autumn ... spendthrift gold and glory of the year-end ... earth scents and the… — Monica Baldwin Copy Share Image
As early as December 1945, I accompanied my wife and a few relatives in their return from evacuation in the countryside to… — Heinrich Boll Copy Share Image
Each hamlet or village or town should be a place, its own place. This is not a matter of fake historicism or… — Robert Christopher Riley Copy Share Image
But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
I do try rallying. I do like rallying a lot. We have a rally car there in the countryside in Madrid. And… — Carlos Sainz Jr Copy Share Image
Well, I just said that Jesus and I were both Jewish and that neither of us ever had a job, we never… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
I was brought up in a very open, rural countryside in the middle of nowhere. There were no cell phones. If your… — Juno Temple Copy Share Image
In the countryside, you're always hearing sheep, birds, tractors and farm equipment. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
In 1945, peace broke out. It was the end of the Joke. Joke warfare was banned at a special session of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image