Daily English Crumbs (Advanced): Quotes

An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.

Agatha Christie

When I grow up, I want to be a little boy.

Joseph Heller

Obscenity is not pornography, obscenity is that someone could die of hunger.

José Saramago

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.

Oscar Wilde

Follow-up activities:

Do you agree with these citations?

What feelings do they stir up in you?

Try to recall as much as you know about these authors - their life, their work.

What are/were the nationalities of these writers?

Which books did they write?

Have you read any books by these authors? What are they about? Did you like them? Why/why not?

What were the times like and which historical events might have influenced these writers and their work the most?