First lines
Mason & Dixon (1997)
Context: Snow-Balls have flown their Arcs, starr'd the Sides of Outbuildings, as of Cousins, carried Hats away into the brisk Wind off Delaware, — the Sleds are brought in and their Runners carefully dried and greased, shoes deposited in the back Hall, a stocking'd foot Descent made upon the great Kitchen, in a purposeful Dither since Morning, punctuated by the ringing Lids of various Boilers and Stewing-Pots, fragrant with Pie-Spices, peel'd Fruits, Suet, heated Sugar, — the Children, having all upon the Fly, among rhythmic slaps of Batter and Spoon, coax'd and stolen what they might, proceed, as upon each afternoon all this snowy Advent, to a comfortable Room at the rear of the House, years since given over to their carefree Assaults.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), XX Humorous Writings
“Laxman could potentially play shots on either side of the wicket to any given ball.”
Muttiah Muralitharan http://www.scrolldroll.com/quotes-about-vvs-laxman-that-show-he-is-truly-very-very-special/
Tiergarten
Song lyrics, Release the Stars (2007)
Diary entry (27 May 1924), published in Kingdom of Adventure — Everest (2006) by L. V. Stewart Blacker, p. 124
Dialogue from the film Luv Ka The End (2011) http://www.tehelka.com/dude-and-babes-must-die/?singlepage=1
“Snow is so beautiful, it doesn't have to be useful.”
Parliament Hill Speech, Ottawa, Canada, (2 June 2009)
2000s
Dream Days (1898), The Reluctant Dragon
“Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me…”
Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)
“Despite the snow, despite the falling snow.”
Page 149.
Possession (1990)
“Rain was the nemesis of the snow, and the snow for the flowers”
Context: Rain was the nemesis of the snow, and the snow for the flowers. I Answer as if Someone Really Meant to Ask, Birds of the Mind and Chameleons of the Heart (1978).
