“Every November of my boyhood, we put on red poppies and attended highly patriotic services in remembrance of those who had 'given'… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister. If… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Poppies bleed petals of sheer excess. You and I, this sweet battle ground. — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
They used to pour millet on graves or poppy seeds To feed the dead who would come disguised as birds. I put… — Czeslaw Milosz Copy Share Image
But Harry . . . even if we had met and married three years ago, you’d still say it wasn’t enough time.”… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“People wonder why so many writers come to live in Paris. I’ve been living ten years in Paris and the answer seems… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
London life was very full and exciting [...] But in London there would be no greenhouse with a glossy tank, and no… — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever. — Patrick Dempsey Copy Share Image
There is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass, Or night-dews on still waters between… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And Poppy, remember that someday you will meet a frog who will turn into a handsome prince." "Good," Beatrix said. "Because all… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
These too are of a burning color--not orange, not gold, but if pure gold were liquid and could raise a cream, that… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Every step you take, a million doors open in front of you like poppies; your next step closes them, and another million… — Mark Slouka Copy Share Image
I humbly thank the gods benign, For all the blessings that are mine... The morning drips her dew for me, Noon spreads… — Robert Loveman Copy Share Image