Fruit Quotes - Page 8
The nourishing fruit of the historically understood contains time as a precious but tasteless seed.
Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt (1968). “Illuminations”, Schocken Books Incorporated
Hollywood's a great place to live... if you're a grapefruit.
Rod Serling's letter to his wife, as quoted in TV Series "American Masters" ("Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval", November 29, 1995), (1985 - ).
Essays Compensation
The craving for a delicate fruit is pleasanter than the fruit itself.
Der Teutsche Merkur, Volume 20, p. 214, 1781.
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
'Tamburlaine the Great' (1590) pt. 1, act 2, sc. 7
Brian Jacques (1986). “Redwall”, Ace Books
The power that makes grass grow, fruit ripen, and guides the bird in flight is in us all.
Anzia Yezierska (1950). “Red ribbon on a white horse”
By God, I could make myself bring her that economically halved grapefruit, that sugarless breakfast.
Vladimir Nabokov (2016). “Lolita”, p.38, Hamilton Books
Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.81, Friends of Peace PIlgrim