Parasol Quotes
12 quotes by 8 authors
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The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not spread his parasol…
— Sun Tzu
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Iconic clothing has been secularized. . . . A guardsman in a dress uniform is ostensibly an icon of aggression; his coat is red as…
— Angela Carter
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What happened to the good old days of "Woman as passive recipient?" What happened to being courted? What happened to sitting back under a parasol…
— Cathy Guisewite
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What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books…
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Sophie did not care to think how Howl might react if Fanny woke him by stabbing him with her parasol.
— Diana Wynne Jones
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The circus tent was flowing pale in the rain like a fleshy flower lit from within. It seemed to bloom in the downpour. Drops of…
— Francesca Lia Block
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I kissed her," he explained, aggrieved. "Mmm, yes, I had the dubious pleasure of witnessing that, ah-hem, overly public occurrence." Lyall sharpened his pen nib,…
— Gail Carriger
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Spin the parasol three times and repeat after me: I shield in the name of fashion. I accessorize for one and all. Pursuit of truth…
— Gail Carriger
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Lady Maccon.†“By George, Boots! How the deuce can you possibly tell that there is Lady Maccon?†queried the other top-hated gentleman. “Who else would…
— Gail Carriger
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She took a moment to lament her lack of parasol. Every time she left the house, she felt keenly the absence of her heretofore ubiquitous…
— Gail Carriger
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Lady Maccon stopped suddenly. Her husband got four long strides ahead before he realized she had paused. She was starring thoughtfully up into the aether,…
— Gail Carriger
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The parasol girls slept, sun-sitting their lovely years.
— Anne Sexton
Who Wrote These Parasol Quotes
8 authors contributed a total of 12 Parasol Quotes as follows: