“"You sound as if you question the authority and the decision of the Oracle, who said he should die." "I do not. Why should I? But the Oracle did not ask me to carry out its decision." [...] "The Earth cannot punish me for obeying her mesenger," Okonkwo said. "A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm."” IfsShouldChildrenSaidEarthMotherDiesAsksSoundDecisionPiecesAuthorityHotFingersAsk MeShould IPalmsObeyingOraclesThings Fall Apart OkonkwoYamsOkonkwo Author:Chinua Achebe
“It was plain to see the Hollywood undertakers take care of everything. If you die you don't have to lift a finger.” IfsCareFunnyDiesHollywoodFingersTake CareLiftsCaliforniaUndertaker Book:I KID YOU NOT Source: I KID YOU NOT
“To blow is not to play on the flute; you must move the fingers. [Ger., Blasen ist nicht floten, ihr musst die Finger bewegen.]” PlayMovingDiesMusicFingersBlowFlutes Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe