“There is a distinction to be drawn between true collectors and accumulators. Collectors are discriminating; accumulators act at random. The Collyer brothers, who died among the tons of newspapers and trash with which they filled every cubic foot of their house so that they could scarcely move, were a classic example of accumulators, but there are many of us whose houses are filled with all manner of things that we "can't bear to throw away.” MovingHouseFeetExampleBrotherBearsDiedFilledNewspapersClassicDistinctionTrashCollectors Author:Russell Lynes
“I don't think of myself as a metafictional writer at all. I think of myself as a classic writer, a realist writer, who tends to have flights of fancy at times, but nevertheless, my feet are mostly on the ground.” ThinkingFeetFlightClassicFancyNeverthelessRealist Author:Paul Auster
“Directly down the lawn and accross the Ellipse from the White House are those ordered, classic lines of the Jefferson Memorial and the eyes of the 19-foot statue that gaze directly into the White House, a reminder to any of us who might occupy that mansion of the quality of mind and generosity of heart that once abided there and has been so rarely seen there again.” MindHeartHas BeensMightEyeHouseLinesWhiteQualityFeetGenerosityClassicWhite HouseRemindersStatuesMemorialLawnsMansionsJefferson Memorial Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“I'm 5 foot 7, and I've got pasty white skin. I don't think I'm ugly, don't get me wrong, but I'm not your classic lead man, Brad Pitt guy.” ThinkingMenGuyWhiteFeetSkinsUglyClassicBradWhite SkinPasties Author:James McAvoy