„You could not shock her more than she shocks me;Beside her Joyce seems innocent as grass.It makes me most uncomfortable to seeAn English spinster of the middle classDescribe the amorous effects of “brass,”Reveal so frankly and with such sobrietyThe economic basis of society.“

— Jane Austen

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„To SorrowI bade good-morrow,And thought to leave her far away behind;But cheerly, cheerly,She loves me dearly;She is so constant to me, and so kind:I would deceive herAnd so leave her,But ah! she is so constant and so kind.“
— John Keats
„To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.“
— Helen Keller
„Schist," said an angry voice from the grass. Hazel raised her eyebrows. "Excuse me?" "Schist! Big pile of schist!“
— Rick Riordan