Monday 28 April 2014

We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm.

I can't go past a great quote and two of my favourite notable quotables are Mark Twain and Winston Churchill.  How lucky, then, for me that today we visited the Churchill War Rooms where the walls were covered in WC's most famous comments, including the title of this post.

I scribbled some down that especially struck a chord:

"Like chasing a quinine pill around a cow pasture" - commenting on the game of golf

"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice"

"Eating my words has never given me indigestion"

"The great thing is to get the true picture, whatever it is" 

(this one reminded me of a quote by Flannery O'Connor - 'the truth doesn't change according to our ability to stomach it')

And probably one of the highest compliments I could ever imagine receiving was said about WC - "He mobilised the English language and sent it into battle"

Keep the peace,
M

3 comments:

  1. Love the quote from Flannery O'Connor, isn't that the truth.

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  2. Yeah, I don't know much about O'Connor except that a) he has a really cool name, and b) his observation about 'truth' cuts straight through all the guff and protestations. I'll have to look up more of his writings.

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  3. Hehe, glad you are taking it easy while you acclimatise! :)

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