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"Vigny, more secretAs if in his tower of ivory, retired before noon.N.B. Vigny refers to Comte de Vigny, who locked himself in an ivory tower to work without the influences of man and desire." »Charles Augustin Sainte-Beauve
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"On thinking about Hell, I gather
My brother Shelley found it was a place
Much like the city of london. I
Who live in Los Angeles and not in london
Find, on thinking about Hell, that it must be
Still more like Los Angeles." »Bertolt Brecht
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"A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth." »Lao Tzu
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"If you ever fall off the Sears tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
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"I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut." »Johann von Goethe
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"An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the london telephone directory sound enthralling." »Donald Sinden
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"The world can never be in the state of right order, strong government, and good influence unless london is truly and literally established as its capital." »Kedar Joshi
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"It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in london do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside." »Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes in The Copper Beeches
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"I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of london." »Edward Morgan Forster
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"Thirty-five is a very attractive age. london society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years." »Oscar Wilde
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"Years later, people look back upon their darkest day and say -- as Churchill said of London's war years -- 'This was our finest hour.' In a tough spot right now You may be on the very edge of winning" »Guy Lynch
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"Thirty-five is a very attractive age. london society is full of women of the highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years." »Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
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"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in london, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled, and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout." »Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal"
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"It was a dark and stormy night the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in london that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness." »Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in london that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness." »Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford
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"In conclusion, there is a marvelous anecdote from the occasion of Russell's ninetieth birthday that best serves to summarize his attitude toward God and religion. A london lady sat next to him at this party, and over the soup she suggested to him that he was not only the world's most famous atheist but, by this time, very probably the world's oldest atheist. 'What will you do, Bertie, if it turns out you're wrong' she asked. 'I mean, what if--uh--when the time comes, you should meet Him What will you say' Russell was delighted with the question. His birght, birdlike eyes grew even brighter as he contempalated this possible future dialogue, and then he pointed a finger upward and cried, 'Why, I should say, 'God, you gave us insufficient evidence.' '" »Al Seckel
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