Mantelpiece Quotes

10 quotes by 10 authors

• The simple tableau is so rich with meaning that whether represented on the mantelpiece or in the mind, it seems suspended, complete unto itself, somewhere… — Lucinda Franks
• What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840? But then, what have you in common with the child of… — George Orwell
• Jamie," I said, "how, exactly, do you decide whether you're drunk?" Aroused by my voice, he swayed alarmingly to one side, but caught himself on… — Diana Gabaldon
• This is where the story starts, in this threadbare room. The walls are exploding. The windows have turned into telescopes. Moon and stars are magnified… — Jeanette Winterson
• Seeing an Earl as an owl on a mantelpiece, and having part of one's face removed by a cat, both on the same morning, can… — Mervyn Peake
• Ladies' hearts are like china on a mantelpiece. There are so many of them, and it is so easy to break them without noticing. — Cassandra Clare
• The first duty of a lecturer: to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of… — Virginia Woolf
• Most of these pictures, taken while travelling, were developed on the mantelpiece of a hotel room, which proves that the method is easy enough to… — Gabriel Lippmann
• Now this really is something to put on the mantelpiece. — Mary Leakey
• I don't look like someone who leans on a mantelpiece with a cocktail in my hand, you know. — Charles Bronson

Who Wrote These Mantelpiece Quotes

10 authors contributed a total of 10 Mantelpiece Quotes as follows:

• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Lucinda Franks
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by George Orwell
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Diana Gabaldon
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Jeanette Winterson
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Mervyn Peake
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Cassandra Clare
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Virginia Woolf
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Gabriel Lippmann
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Mary Leakey
• 1 Mantelpiece Quote by Charles Bronson