"He had got down to the bones of……" — Kenneth Grahame

"He had got down to the bones of it, and they were fine and strong and simple."

— Kenneth Grahame

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59 Quotes by Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame has 59 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton,"…
Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.
A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no…
The River... It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and…
Animals when in company walk in a proper and sensible manner, in single file, instead of sprawling all across the…
As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of…
You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!
The past was like a bad dream; the future was all happy holiday as I moved Southwards week by week,…
Weasels--and stoats--and foxes--and so on. They're all right in a way--I'm very good friends with them--pass the time of day…
There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a…
The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent--I name no…
There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or…

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No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the… — Truman Capote
We are more than just flesh and bones. There's a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we… — Benjamin Carson
If you're Australian, you feel it in your bones because you're at odds with everybody else, except other Australians, in… — Nick Cave
People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog.… — John Jay Chapman
Snooki is really beautiful and looks quite like Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cleopatra.' She has the same bone structure. I'm kind… — Margaret Cho

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