Irish Linen Fabric

Famous quotes containing the words irish, linen and/or fabric:

    “The Irish ... are the damnedest race. They put so much emphasis on so many wrong things.”
    —Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949)

    “It is not linen you’re wearing out
    But human creatures’ lives!
    Stitch—stitch—stitch,
    In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
    Sewing at once, with a double thread,
    A Shroud as well as a Shirt.”
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

    “One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.”
    —Henry Miller (1891–1980)