Daily English Crumbs (Advanced): Quotes

Vydáno dne 31.03.2009

Here they are, controversial and inspiring – citations.



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?

 

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