"For forty days he went out into the……" — Osbert Sitwell

"For forty days he went out into the desert - and never shot anything [on Jesus]"

— Osbert Sitwell

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13 Quotes by Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Sitwell has 13 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A golf course outside a big town serves an excellent purpose in that it segregates, as though a concentration camp,…
The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to…
In reality, killing time is only the name for another of the multifarious ways by which Time kills us.
I have always said that if I were a rich man, I would employ a professional praiser.
How simple-minded of the Germans to imagine that we British could be cowed by the destruction of our ancient monuments!…
Everywhere men have unlocked the prisoners within, and from under the disguising skins the apes have leapt joyfully out.
The Rich Man's Banquet, which was to last for a decade, had now begun: the feast, it was recognised, went…
The artist, like the idiot or clown, sits on the edge of the world, and a push may send him…
Hell has a climate, but no situation. It lies in the spirit, and not in space.
Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us.
We attended stables, as we attended church, in our best clothes, thereby no doubt showing the degree of respect due…
Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try…

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More Days Quotes

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On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is… — Hank Aaron
If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'. — Frank Abagnale
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to… — David Attenborough
In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural… — David Attenborough
I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated… — Chinua Achebe
The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down… — Paul Auster
On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million… — Diane Ackerman
You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song. — Sai Baba
The Postal Service delivers mail six days a week to nearly 140 million addresses. Every year this number increases by… — Joe Baca
The Postal Service's unmatched ability to reach every household and business in America six days a week is a vital… — Joe Baca
It's too easy to do your own site to not have one these days. I guess everyone has one. — Sebastian Bach

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