Ifs Quotes - Page 299

We make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time.
E. L. Doctorow (1994). “Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution: Selected Essays, 1977-1992”, Perennial
E. E. Cummings, Richard Kostelanetz, John M. Rocco (1999). “AnOther E.E. Cummings”, p.169, W. W. Norton & Company
Attributed reply to a gentleman who accosted him in the street saying, 'Mr. Jones, I believe?'
The weekend's here, started it right. Even if I only get part of it right.
Song: The Real Her, Album: Take Care, 2011
Douglas Adams (2016). “Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul”, p.32, Simon and Schuster
He inched his way up the corridor as if he would rather be yarding his way down it, which was true.
Douglas Adams (2010). “The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”, p.453, Del Rey
There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited.
Dorothy L. Sayers (2012). “Whose Body?”, p.46, Courier Corporation
Dorothy Draper (1968). “365 Shortcuts to Home Decorating”
If we were to put into practice what we know ... but that is the point.
Doris Lessing (2013). “Prisons We Choose to Live Inside”, p.5, Harper Collins
Donna Smallin (2014). “Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness: One-Minute Tips for Decluttering and Refreshing Your Home and Your Life”, p.65, Storey Publishing