Tea Estate Private

Famous quotes containing the words tea, estate and/or private:

“O how terrible it must be for a young man—
seated before a family and the family thinking
We never saw him before! He wants our Mary Lou!
After tea and homemade cookies they ask What do you do for a living”
—Gregory Corso (b. 1930)

“The difference between de jure and de facto segregation is the difference open, forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements between real estate dealers, school officials, and local politicians.”
—Shirley Chisholm (b. 1924)

“Eddie: Who are you soldier?
Philip Marlowe: Marlowe’s my name. I’m a private detective.”
—William Faulkner (1897–1962)