Pastime Quotes
Certainly the most diverse, if minor, pastime of literary life is the game of Find the Author.
Life, February 7, 1964.
gardening is something more than a pastime; it is a religion.
Patience Strong (1951). “The Glory of the Garden”
Honesty and wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense!
Nathaniel Hawthorne (2015). “Complete Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated Edition): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun, The Dolliver Romance, Septimius Felton, Grimshawe's Secret and Biography”, p.639, e-artnow
Fantasizing about the future is one of my favorite pastimes.
Richard Branson (1999). “Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way”, Crown Business
Charles Kingsley (2008). “The Saint's Tragedy: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.30, ReadHowYouWant.com
Natalie Goldberg (2016). “Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within”, p.75, Shambhala Publications
Disparagement of television is second only to watching television as an American pastime.
George F. Will (1978). “The pursuit of happiness, and other sobering thoughts”, HarperCollins Publishers
George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.317