Famous quotes containing the words thin, white and/or duke:
“And this mighty master of the organ of language, who knew its every stop and pipe, who could awaken at will the thin silver tones of its slenderest reeds or the solemn cadence of its deepest thunder, who could make it sing like a flute or roar like a cataract, he was born into a country without literature.”
—Willa Cather (1873–1947)
“The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“That very knowing,
Overflowing,
Easygoing
Paladin,
The Duke of Plaza-Toro!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)