Paint me an eternal tea-pot, for I usually drink tea from eight o'clock at night to four o'clock in the morning.
More Quotes from Thomas Quincey:
Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty opiumThomas Quincey
Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children -- honored as the jewelry of God only by them -- when suddenly the voice of Christianity, counter-signing the voice of infancy, raised them to a grandeur transcending the Hebrew throne, although founded by God himself, and pronounced Solomon in all his glory not to be arrayed like one of these.
Thomas Quincey
Allow me to offer my congratulations on the truly admirable skill you have shown in keeping clear of the mark. Not to have hit once in so many trials, argues the most splendid talents for missing.
Thomas Quincey
Whereas wine disorders the mental faculties, opium introduces amongst them the most exquisite order, legislation and harmony. Wine robs a man of self-possession opium greatly invigorates it.
Thomas Quincey
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Eternity Quotes, Morning Quotes, Night QuotesAt this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but I'm not so sure for very long. The computer is radicalizing the way we think about our world.
Ben Nicholson
Right or wrong, the customer is always right.
Marshall Field
In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.
Terry Southern