Exotic Quote by Kevin Barry

“At a small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction-…

— Agatha Christie

“So many fairy tales were about breaking taboos, and being punished for crossing lines you shouldn't have crossed. Touching a spindle you were forbidden…

— Sarah Cross

“I used to take my morning tea at her kiosk and I took an interest in what she was doing. I later learnt she…

— Stanley Gazemba

“HIGGINS [*snatching a chocolate cream from the piano, his eyes suddenly beginning to twinkle with mischief*] Have some chocolates, Eliza. LIZA [*halting, tempted*] How…

— George Bernard Shaw

“The mustard—pot got up and walked over to his plate on thin silver legs that waddled like the owl’s. Then it uncurled its handles…

— T.H. White

“Cinderella churned butter with a little more gusto than necessary. It had been almost a week since the Erlauf officer became a consistent customer.…

— K.M. Shea

“Stupid women were lured into it and assured they would become young and beautiful if they let themselves be pummeled and pounded and smeared…

— Eva Ibbotson

“(Hadley and Mary in the Garden at Blanchard House) He laughed, a harsh sound, all sign of humor leaving his eyes. “Don’t let any…

— Victoria Vane

“When the girl returned, some hours later, she carried a tray, with a cup of fragrant tea steaming on it; and a plate piled…

— Kenneth Grahame

“I held a brief debate with myself as to whether I should change my ordinary attire for something smarter. At last I concluded it…

— Charlotte Brontë

“Glancing round to see that no one was watching, I sniffed at it. The leather binding, soft and supple, was pungent, but it was…

— Linda Proud

“It was astoundingly difficult to woo a lady who thought she was either trying to purchase a chicken or a few tomatoes from her,…

— Colette Moody