Lamp Oil

Famous quotes containing the words lamp and/or oil:

“The lamp of war is kindled here, not to be extinguished but by torrents of blood.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“As artists they’re rot, but as providers they’re oil wells; they gush. Norris said she never wrote a story unless it was fun to do. I understand Ferber whistles at her typewriter. And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)