Conventional Fire Alarm

Famous quotes containing the words conventional, fire and/or alarm:

    People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can’t manage it.
    Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)

    As fire refines gold, so suffering refines virtue.
    Chinese proverb.

    Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)