Bought

Famous quotes containing the word bought:

“The cherry orchard is now mine!... I bought the estate on which my grandfather and father were slaves, where they were not even permitted in the kitchen.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

“Our culture has become something that is completely and utterly in love with its parent. It’s become a notion of boredom that is bought and sold, where nothing will happen except that people will become more and more terrified of tomorrow, because the new continues to look old, and the old will always look cute.”
—Malcolm McLaren (b. 1946)

“Flaemmchen: Did you ever see a stenographer with a decent frock on?
The Baron: I have indeed.
Flaemmchen: One she’d bought herself?
The Baron: Oh, I see what you mean.”
—William A. Drake (1900–1965)