“The afternoon sunk into the tall grass growing on the roadside. The distant dome turned from coral to burnt umber, a final… — Megan Rich Copy Share Image
remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside… — Mary Pope Osborne Copy Share Image
I was like, I can't believe I get to be in a scene with Meryl Streep [in Florence Foster Jenkins]! And then… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
New England is a finished place. Its destiny is that of Florence or Venice, not Milan while the American empire careens onward… — Bernard DeVoto Copy Share Image
Hamilton dabbed a tissue at the cut under his eye. "Except for the time I met the Great Khali, that was the… — Gordon Korman Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, I read 'Nancy Drew' mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
“The historian in me love to uncover things, and the mother in me hates to be lied to...[Why Dotsy investigates murder]” — Maria Hudgins Copy Share Image
The most beautiful thing in Tokyo is McDonald's. The most beautiful thing in Stockholm is McDonald's. The most beautiful thing in Florence… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
Paul Newman's half Jewishand Florence Henderson's half, tooPut them together,What a fine looking Jew! — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise. — Virgil Thomson Copy Share Image
“The years pass so quickly now that I can't keep my mental image of myself up to date. [Mature Dotsy deals with… — Maria Hudgins Copy Share Image
When we decided to marry, we had two ceremonies - one was more bureaucratic for the sake of the Swiss authorities,then a… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I love Manchester, but I would like to have a getaway place in Florence. — Suranne Jones Copy Share Image
I had a crush Florence Henderson when I was younger, i would love to meet Marcia but I would prefer mom. — Danny Trejo Copy Share Image
What I love about the gay thing is that every single person I type into Google, it doesn't matter if it's Florence… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine. — Henry James Copy Share Image
A really interesting and happy time was when I first went to Florence as a student and studied Italian. I was living… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
You have the most revolting Florence Nightingale complex,' said Mrs. Smiling. It is not that at all, and well you know it.… — Stella Gibbons Copy Share Image
For all her active goodness, Florence Nightingale herself was far from being the angelic figure of popular adulation: according to Lytton Strachey's… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
If he (Peter O'Toole) had been any prettier it would have been Florence of Arabia. — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
In these days before antiseptics, doctors themselves also suffered high mortality rates. Florence Nightingale, a nurse during the Crimean War (1853-1856), watched… — Sam Kean Copy Share Image
Bismarck was a large persian cat owned by Florence Nightingale. — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
I had to learn all the pieces backward and forward [to play it in "Florence Foster Jenkins"]. We practiced on weekends. It… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
This is the fairest picture on our planet, the most enchanting to look upon, the most satisfying to the eye and spirit.… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
