“Dust, who is not dust? I am dust. But I am your Member of Parliament, nevertheless.”
Halldór Laxness book The Atom Station
Bui Arland
Atómstöðin (The Atom Station) (1948)
“The world was dust, and dust it would become…I gave up cigarets for a few days. I bought a new rosary. I poured nickels and dimes into the Poor Box. I pitied the world.”
— John Fante, book Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust (1939)
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Marianne von Werefkin (1860–1938) expressionist painter
Vol. 1: 'My beautiful One, My Unique!', pp. 130-140
1895 - 1905, Lettres à un Inconnu, 1901 – 1905; Museo Communale, Ascona
“I do not want to see BP nickel and diming these businesses that are having a tough time.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
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Frank W. Abagnale (1948) American security consultant, former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist
Variant: I stole every nickel, dime and dollar and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and bask on all the worlds most famous beaches.
Source: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)
“The day I leave the power, inside my pockets will only be dust.”
António de Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970) Prime Minister of Portugal
Quoted in Salazar: biographical study - page 383; of Franco Nogueira - Published by Atlantis Publishing, 1977
"The Thing Bill Walton Still Can't Forgive Himself For" https://www.gq.com/story/bill-walton-back-from-the-dead-interview, interview with GQ (March 26, 2016).
George William Russell (1867–1935) Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, and artistic painter
By Still Waters (1906)
“A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.”
Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American baseball player, manager, coach