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Country Quotes - Page 504

All the great countries are at odds with one another over something, and yet if they don't cooperate they're going to blow up.

"Inside the Forgotten Movie Masterpiece Sorcerer". Interview with Bryan Reesman, www.esquire.com. April 30, 2014.

The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but he's of no use.

William Faulkner, Paul Gardner, Eric Mottram (1976). “A Faulkner perspective: a companion-guide to the limited first edition of the Selected letters of William Faulkner”

Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign.

William Cowper, Henry Stebbing (1869). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc. ; with a Memoir of the Author”, p.128

I nauseate walking; 'tis a country diversion, I loathe the country.

William. II Congreve William Wycherley (John Vanbrugh and Farquhar George), William. II Wycherley, William Congreve, George Farquhar, John Vanbrugh (1840). “Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by Leigh Hunt. - London, Moxon 1840”, p.277

Merely having seen the season change in a country gave one the sense of having been there for a long time.

Willa Cather (2013). “The Essential Willa Cather Collection”, p.894, eBookIt.com

People always think the bread of another country is better than their own.

Willa Cather (2013). “The Best of Willa Cather”, p.87, Simon and Schuster