Irish Set Dancing

Famous quotes containing the words irish, set and/or dancing:

    The rule for hospitality and Irish “help,” is, to have the same dinner every day throughout the year. At last, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy learns to cook it to a nicety, the host learns to carve it, and the guests are well served.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    The host, the housekeeper, it is
    who fails you. He had forgotten
    to make room for you at the hearth
    or set a place for you at the table
    or leave the doors unlocked for you.
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    Carmen: You’re cute. I like you.
    Philip Marlowe: What you see is nothing. I got a Balinese dancing girl tattooed across my chest.
    William Faulkner (1897–1962)