Van Cortlandt House

Famous quotes containing the words van and/or house:

“Yes, it’s hard to write, but it’s harder not to.”
—Carl Van Doren (1885–1950)

“For splendor, there must somewhere be rigid economy. That the head of the house may go brave, the members must be plainly clad, and the town must save that the State may spend.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)