Violin/fiddle

Famous quotes containing the words violin and/or fiddle:

“Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember. Botany variable, geology profound as regards the mud stains from any region within fifty miles of town, chemistry eccentric, anatomy unsystematic, sensational literature and crime records unique, violin player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, and self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

“It needs more skill than I can tell
To play the second fiddle well.”
—C.H. (Charles Haddon)