Sticks

Famous quotes containing the word sticks:

“A man is like a suntan: at first he sticks to a woman, then he fades away.”
—Russian saying, trans. by Vladimir Ivanovich Shlyakov (1993)

“Pancakes and fritters,
Say the bells of St. Peter’s.
Two sticks and an apple,
Say the bells of Whitechapel.

Kettles and pans,
Say the bells of St. Ann’s.”
—Unknown. The Bells of London (l. 7–12)

“A fat stomach sticks out too far, Monsieur La Rue. It prevents you from looking down and seeing what is going on around you.”
—Norman Reilly Raine (1895–1971)