Famous quotes containing the words van, nest and/or hose:
“Yes, it’s hard to write, but it’s harder not to.”
—Carl Van Doren (1885–1950)
“He builds a big town with his mouth, but not even a fly’s nest with his hands.”
—Estonian. Trans. by Ilse Lehiste (1993)
“Your hose should be ungartered, your bonnet unbanded, your
sleeve unbuttoned, your shoe untied, and everything about
you demonstrating a careless desolation.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)