Famous quotes containing the words town, meeting and/or form:
“Such a set of tittle tattle, prittle prattle visitants! Oh Dear! I am so sick of the ceremony and fuss of these fall lall people! So much dressing—chitchat—complimentary nonsense—In short, a country town is my detestation. All the conversation is scandal, all the attention, dress, and almost all the heart, folly, envy, and censoriousness.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Even more important than a friendly meeting is a friendly parting.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Racism? But isn’t it only a form of misanthropy?”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)