Famous quotes containing the words royal family, dutch, royal and/or family:
“When other helpers fail and comforts flee, when the senses decay and the mind moves in a narrower and narrower circle, when the grasshopper is a burden and the postman brings no letters, and even the Royal Family is no longer quite what it was, an obituary column stands fast.”
—Sylvia Townsend Warner (18931978)
“Too nice is neighbors fool.”
—Common Dutch saying, trans by Johanna C. Prins.
“But while meditating
What we cant or can
Lets keep starring man
In the royal role.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“It is best for all parties in the combined family to take matters slowly, to use the crock pot instead of the pressure cooker, and not to aim for a perfect blend but rather to recognize the pleasures to be enjoyed in retaining some of the distinct flavors of the separate ingredients.”
—Claire Berman (20th century)