Missouri Girl Quotes

#1. He made the country down in Illinois, and He made the Missouri", the little girl continued. "I guess somebody else made the country in these parts. It's not nearly so well done. They forgot the water and the trees.

Arthur Conan Doyle

#2. James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far. When you go from being in one of the best bands in the world to some cover band ... as far as I'm concerned, he was playing down at the pub.

Billy Corgan

#3. Indeed, what more could you want? A little garden to amble about in, and infinite space to dream in. At his feet, whatever could be grown and gathered; over his head, whatever could be studied and meditated upon; a few flowers on the ground and all the stars in the sky.

Victor Hugo

#4. She could've stared into those eyes for a thousand years and never noticed the time passing by.

Ilona Andrews

#5. The familiarities of the gaming-table contribute very much to the decay of politeness ... The pouts and quarrels that naturally arise from disputes must put an end to all complaisance, or even good will towards one another.

Mary Wortley Montagu

#6. Broken heart. A pump after all, pumping thousands of gallons of blood every day. One fine day it gets bunged up and there you are ... Old rusty pumps: damn the thing else. The resurrection and the life. Once you are dead you are dead.

James Joyce

#7. Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

Mae West

#8. Dex had taught her well, and now he would pay.

Sasha Alsberg

#9. I don't think you go out of style when you're living in the present most of the time. And I think that is what I do.

Shirley Maclaine

#10. In elementary school, I did well in science, but I was a poor writer. When I got to high school, I failed all my courses.

Avi