Famous quotes containing the word story:
“Yonder a maid and her wight
Come whispering by:
Wars annals will cloud into night
Ere their story die.”
—Thomas Hardy (18401928)
“The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilised being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.”
—Oscar Wilde (18541900)
“And now, dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly, flattering words, I pray you neer give heed;
Unto an evil counselor close heart, and ear, and eye,
And take a lesson from this tale of the Spider and the Fly.”
—Mary Howitt (17991888)
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