Quote by Anne Fadiman Download Open image ““Benjamin Franklin wrote that he would like to be embalmed in a cask of Madeira”” — Anne Fadiman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so adroit at handling people, that he was made American Ambassador to France. The secret… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
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“In some warped way, having an embalmed body with us made perfect sense.” — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“When I die,' I said to my friend, 'I'm not going to be embalmed. I'm going to be dipped.' Milk chocolate or bittersweet was… — Adrianne Marcus Copy Share Image
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I wish it were possible, from this instance, to invent a method of embalming drowned persons in such a manner that they may be… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some humility, especially… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“And Beauvoir knew then the man was a saint. He's been touched by any number of medical men and women. All healers, all well… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“I wish to be buried in Ireland, the country of my adoption a country which I loved, which I have dutifully served, and for… — Thomas Drummond Copy Share Image
“They made a major mistake," he blurted out, "the dumb bastards, when they didn't start by killing you first." "Benjamin Thomas Parish, that was… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief and my greatest joy; my greatest grief, that I have done so little for… — William Grimshaw Copy Share Image
“...in the midst of the tumult, part ecstasy and part panic, into which all first-time mothers are thrown by sleep deprivation and headlong identity… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“He simply could not imagine a time when being a Jew, or even a half Jew, was not a disability.” — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“When he looked back at the menu as an old man, it brought back everything; the food, the wine, the private dining room, the… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“His books commingled democratically, united under the all-inclusive flag of Literature. Some were vertical, some horizontal, and some actually placed behind others. Mine were… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“her father had built from ax-hewn planks thatched with bamboo and grass. The floor was dirt, but it was clean. Her mother, Foua, sprinkled… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
Some day, as soon as a book is printed it will be simultaneously put into digital form. That will be a wonderful research tool,… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
The most important thing when starting out with essay writing is to find a voice with which you're comfortable. You need to find a… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“Going through a dead parent's memorabilia is a hazardous undertaking; there is a fine line between pleasure and pain.” — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“He was constantly, pathologically, insanely busy. That’s how he afforded the wine.” — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
...the reader who plucks a book from her shelf only once is as deprived as the listener who, after attending a single performance of… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious corpus of volumes whose… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
