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Carnivals Quotes

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.

Victor Hugo
Carnivals, Constant, Left
Victor Hugo, Charles Edwin Wilbour (1987). “Les misérables”, Dutton Adult

Life will show you masks that are worth all your carnivals

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mask, Carnivals, Shows
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1872). “Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life”, p.487

I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border.

Edward Blake
Borders, Crime, Carnivals

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

Aisha Tyler
Marriage, Carnival Rides, Carnivals
Aisha Tyler (2004). “Swerve: Reckless Observations of a Postmodern Girl”, Dutton Adult

The season of love is the carnival of egoism and it brings a touchstone to our natures.

George Meredith
Love, Carnivals, Egoism

I stumble through a carnival of horrors

Anne Rice
Horror, Lestat, Carnivals
Anne Rice (2011). “The Vampire Chronicles Collection: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned”, p.767, Ballantine Books

Society is like a crowd in carnival costumes with everyone fearful that others will see through his disguise.

Vernon Howard
Crowds, Costumes, Carnivals

Crewing and being on film sets is kind of like being in the carnival, with carnie folks.

Ben Mendelsohn
Kind, Film, Carnivals
Source: www.avclub.com

I love really crappy carnivals, where you think the ride is going to break. There's something so seedy about them.

Lea Thompson
Thinking, Break, Carnivals
"Lea Thompson Admits She Likes the Seedy Side of Splinterheads". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. November 2009.

Beware originality. In women fashion originality can lead to carnival.

Coco Chanel
Fashion, Originality, Carnivals

Not everyone is going to like every carnival ride.

Matthea Harvey
Carnival Rides, Carnivals
Source: www.raintaxi.com

Show business is and has always been a depraved carnival.

David Mamet
Carnivals, Shows, Show Business
David Mamet (2011). “True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor”, p.50, Vintage

So far I’m not seeing a lot of difference between me and a carnival con-man.

Richelle Mead
Men, Differences, Carnivals
Richelle Mead (2012). “The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.110, Penguin

I don't eat meat, I am not a carnival.

Melanie
Meat, Carnivals

Everything in Gatlin was rigged. Why would the carnival games be any different?

Kami Garcia
Games, Different, Carnivals
"Beautiful Darkness". Book by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, October 12, 2010.

In Russia I went to a great yeshiva, and in America I work in a carnival.

Chaim Potok
Russia, America, Carnivals
Chaim Potok (2012). “The Promise”, p.24, Anchor

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