Famous quotes containing the words thin, facing and/or layer:
“I guess what Ive really discovered is the humanizing effect of children in my lifestretching me, humbling me. Maybe my thighs arent as thin as they used to be. Maybe my getaways arent as glamorous. Still I like the woman that motherhood has helped me to become.”
—Susan Lapinski (20th century)
“You can make a sordid thing sound like a brilliant drawing-room comedy. Probably a fear we have of facing up to the real issues. Could you say we were guilty of Noel Cowardice?”
—Peter De Vries (b. 1910)
“This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, theres a layer of people who run everything. But wewere just peasants. We dont understand whats going on, and we cant do anything.”
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)