“I touched her thigh
and death smiled”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
An American Prayer (1978)
Source: Bloodfever
“I touched her thigh
and death smiled”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
An American Prayer (1978)
“An erring colleague is not an Amalkite to be smitten hip and thigh.”
R. H. Tawney (1880–1962) English philosopher
"The Rise of the Gentry: A Postscript," The Economic History Review, Vol. 7, No. 1 (1954)
“Whenever you have a sorcerer betwixt your thighs, your powers tend to disappear”
Kresley Cole American writer
Source: Kiss of a Demon King
“Your thighs are appletrees. Your knees are a southern breeze.”
William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) American poet
Source: The Farmers' Daughters
“Lots of men are like that, their artistic leanings never go beyond a weakness for shapely thighs.”
Louis-ferdinand Céline book Journey to the End of the Night
Source: Journey to the End of the Night
“God, give us Peace! not such as lulls to sleep,
But sword on thigh and brow with purpose knit!”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
The Washers of the Shroud, st. 20
Context: God, give us Peace! not such as lulls to sleep,
But sword on thigh and brow with purpose knit!
And let our Ship of State to harbor sweep,
Her ports all up, her battle lanterns lit,
And her leashed thunders gathering for their leap.
“Left-wing or right-wing. No, I'm not either. I'm kind of middle-of-the-bird.”
Pat Paulsen (1927–1997) United States Marine
Responding to audience question, "Are you left-wing or right-wing?" <br class="br">Unidentified press conference, 1968 <br class="br">Featured in Pat Paulsen for President (1968), part 3 of 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdjY3TXYJkw&feature=relmfu, 02:49 ff (20:49 ff in full program)