Grandfather Clocks

Famous quotes containing the words grandfather and/or clocks:

    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)

    It was a bright, cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.
    George Orwell (1903–1950)