Famous quotes containing the words rest and/or haven:
“There was a young lady of Joppa
Who came a society cropper.
She went to Ostend
With a gentleman friend—
And the rest of the story’s improper.”
—Anonymous.
“Finishing schools in the fifties were a good place to store girls for a few years before marrying them off, a satisfactory rest stop between college weekends spent husband hunting. It was a haven for those of us adept at styling each other’s hair, playing canasta, and chain smoking Pall Mall extra-long cigarettes.”
—Barbara Howar (b. 1934)