Famous quotes containing the words thatched, hut and/or hand:
“Gold or silver mansions are not as good as ones own thatched house.”
—Chinese proverb.
“There is hardly a pioneers hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (18051859)
“I think I could . . .
if Id been different, or wise, or calm,
I think I could have charmed the table,
the stained dish or the hand of the dealer.
But its done.
Its all used up.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)
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