English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Christopher Isherwood Quotes

Finally, after a glance at Notre Dame and a brisk trot through the Louvre, we sat down at a cafe on the Place de l'Opera and watched the people. They were amazing -- never had we seen such costumes, such make-up, such wigs; and, strangest of all, the wearers didn't seem in the least conscious of how funny they looked. Many of them even stared at us and smiled, as though we had been the oddities, and not they. Mr. Holmes no doubt found it amusing to see the pageant of prostitution, poverty and fashion reflected in our callow faces and wide-open eyes.

Christopher Isherwood

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
As for the long-term future: I am prepared to see in this a vision, not a mystical way but in a realistic way, of a population exchange on a much more important scale and including larger territories. Moshe Sharett
When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I could see that it got better, that they were happy and loved and supported. I saw with my own eyes that it got better. Dan Savage
A religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing those conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic. Clifford D. Simak
Rick Warren quote: "Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to..."
Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed Rick Warren
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardour, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision. Aldous Huxley
Carol Vorderman quote: "The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant."
The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant. Carol Vorderman
I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today. Sarah Palin
Julius Irving quote: "When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a..."
When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think. Julius Irving
Valentino Rossi quote: "Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I..."
Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider. Valentino Rossi
Daniel Inouye quote: "I am ready and prepared to work with the President, but I will..."
I am ready and prepared to work with the President, but I will not be a rubber stamp for any president. Daniel Inouye
One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist. Linda Blair
Those of us who believe in God and those of us who have dedicated our lives to helping others in the name of God don't want to take a second seat to anyone who is suggesting that one word out of the platform means that the Democrats across America are godless. Dick Durbin
Mark Twain quote: "There's one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he..."
There's one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he's crooked. Mark Twain
And it happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational alternatives was something that made no sense at all. Neal Stephenson