Famous quotes containing the words palm, beach and/or county:
“When John Henry was a little fellow,
You could hold him in the palm of your hand,
He said to his pa, When I grow up
Im gonna be a steel-driving man.
Gonna be a steel-driving man.”
—Unknown. John Henry (l. 15)
“The beach was crowded,
people tossed like ripe corn,
buttering themselves as they went
and on the dunes thousands of crabs,
moved their yellow eyes.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)
“Dont you know there are 200 temperance women in this county who control 200 votes. Why does a woman work for temperance? Because shes tired of liftin that besotted mate of hers off the floor every Saturday night and puttin him on the sofa so he wont catch cold. Tonight were for temperance. Help yourself to them cloves and chew them, chew them hard. Were goin to that festival tonight smelling like a hot mince pie.”
—Laurence Stallings (18941968)