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Leafs Quotes - Page 2

How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?

How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?

Larry Niven (1984). “Ringworld Engineers”, Del Rey

The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.

Charles Dickens (1867). “Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].”, p.106

...Winter, the aged chief, Mighty in power, Exiles the tender leaf, Exiles the flower.

Robert Fuller Murray, Andrew Lang (1894). “Robert F. Murray: His Poems”

Knowledge is not a loose leaf notebook of facts.

Jacob Bronowski (1976). “The ascent of man”

I am a forgettable leaf on a tree.

Gregory Maguire (2013). “The Wicked Years Complete Collection: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz”, p.173, Harper Collins

I'm a spring leaf trembling in anticipation.

Maya Angelou (2010). “Letter To My Daughter”, p.95, Hachette UK

Summer passes into autumn in some unimaginable point of time, like the turning of a leaf.

Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.252, Delphi Classics

I simply felt alone, one leaf sitting miles away from a giant, communal pile.

Dan Wells (2010). “I Am Not A Serial Killer”, p.59, Macmillan

I am firmly in the lard camp. It must be what we call leaf lard, which is a specific kind of lard that resides around certain internal organs in the pig.

"TV Chef Alton Brown Shares Tips On The Science Of Thanksgiving Dinner". "All Things Considered" with Ari Shapiro, northernpublicradio.org. November 24, 2016.