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Islands Quotes by Daniel Handler
- A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding…
- One of the world's most tiresome questions is what object one would bring to a desert island,because people always answer "a deck of cards" or…
- But the law is an odd thing. For instance, one country in Europe has a law that requires all its bakers to sell bread at…
- My chauffer once told me that I would feel better in the morning, but when I woke up the two of us were still on…
More Islands Quotes
- If the people of New Zealand want to be part of our world, I believe they should hop off their islands, and… — Lewis Black
- Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of the Philippines.… — Benigno Aquino III
- Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead… — Gerry Adams
- The isolation spins its mysterious cocoon, focusing the mind on one place, one time, one rhythm - the turning of the light.… — M. L. Stedman
- This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and… — Aneurin Bevan
- It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad. — David R. Brower
- Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow. — Richard Burton
- I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any… — Francesca Annis