Grass Pollen Levels

Famous quotes containing the words grass, pollen and/or levels:

“Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early.”
—Günther Grass (b. 1927)

“Everything was blamed on Castro. Mudslides in California. The fact that you can’t buy a decent tomato anymore. Was there an exceptionally high pollen count in Massapequa, Long Island, one day? It was Castro, exporting sneezes.”
—Calvin Trillin (b. 1935)

“The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In order to transmute energy to higher and more subtle levels one must first conserve it.”
—Henry Miller (1891–1980)