Famous quotes containing the words storey and/or block:
“Tell me, Frank. Have you been indulging in what I call Mrs. Weaver’s weakness for social informalities?”
—David Storey (b. 1933)
“Painting consumes labour not disproportionate to its effect; but a fellow will hack half a year at a block of marble to make something in stone that hardly resembles a man. The value of statuary is owing to its difficulty. You would not value the finest head cut upon a carrot.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)