Famous quotes containing the words des and/or von:
“When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn’t come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education, where people wear three-piece suits and dark socks, often simultaneously.”
—Bill Bryson (b. 1951)
“You don’t love if you don’t take the beloved’s faults for virtues.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)