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“Keep your handkerchief neat, and then you can be trusted with a bigger clothe. If you can’t manage few minutes, you are likely to waste 24 hours no matter how many times it’s given to you!”

Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“It's Swatow lace, I believe-- beautiful, isn't it? The design is titled "The Disc of the Moon"-- apparently it was inspired by the poem "Midnight Song" by the Tang-era poet Li Bai. I looked it up, and it turns out it's about longing for someone who's a great distance away.”

Poet Japanese Literature Handkerchief

Book:The Kamogawa Food Detectives

Source: The Kamogawa Food Detectives

“When the invisible wall between two secret gardens crumbles down, it may provoke an irreparable emotional earth slide or it may be an unexpected opportunity of building a newfangled bridge between clandestine desires and furtive impulses. .( "No handkerchief, when you need it")”

Emotional Desires Bridge Secret Garden Clandestine Handkerchief Furtive Crumble Down Earth Slide Newfangled

Author:Erik Pevernagie

“My doppelganger wraps the ear in a handkerchief and shoves it into his pocket as he leaves the train with a nod of his head in my direction.” William Wilson in the short story 'Metro' by Steen Langstrup”

Horror Train Torture Metro Ear Handkerchief Doppelganger

Book:Metro

Source: Metro

“Is this a dagger I see before me?' he mumbled. 'Um. No, my lord. It's my handkerchief, you see. You can sort of tell the difference if you look closely. It doesn't have as many sharp edges.”

Shakespeare Discworld Sharp Edges Dagger Handkerchief

Book:Wyrd Sisters

Source: Wyrd Sisters

“At that moment, noticing that his embroidered handkerchief was revealing part of its coloured edging, he thrust it back into his pocket with a startled glance, like a prudish but not innocent woman concealing bodily charms which in her excessive modesty she sees as wanton.”

Modesty Wanton Handkerchief Charlus

Book:In the shadow of young girls in flower

Source: In the shadow of young girls in flower

“When our vision starts blurring, and we lose sight of the big picture of our lives, the time has come to regain a sense of purpose and direction. By reconnecting with our authentic selves and finding sound milestones, we can discover the tools helping us navigate through the tangle of our life story and create a sense of progress, rekindling our focus and inspiration. ("No handkerchief, when you need it")”

Vision Authentic Self Reconnecting Handkerchief The Big Picture Of Life Blurring Rekindle Focus Sense Of Purpose And Direction Sound Milestones

Author:Erik Pevernagie

“If we want to regain clarity and perspective in the story of our lives, we must be confronted with a slow process and be ready to take small steps forward without stumbling into dismay along the way. With patient endeavors, we will gradually realign ourselves with the big picture of our lives. ("No handkerchief, when you need it”)”

Handkerchief The Big Picture Of Life Patient Endeavor Realign Oneself Regain Clarity

Author:Erik Pevernagie

“Nothing, however, bemused the Indians more than the European habit of blowing their noses into a fine handkerchief, folding it carefully, and placing it back in their pockets as if it were a treasured memento.”

Native Americans Europeans Handkerchief

Book:At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Source: At Home: A Short History of Private Life

“Junior coughed into a white handkerchief, inspecting it before putting it back into his pocket. Never trust a man who carries a handkerchief, I always say. One of many prejudicial rules of thumb.”

Handkerchief Rule Of Thumb Rules Of Thumb

Book:Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Source: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“Besides, I'm dating one of Athena's daughters, and I'm pretty sure she didn't spring from a dirty handkerchief. Hmm. Actually, I've never asked her. Nah, forget it. I don't want to know.”

Humor Annabeth Athena Handkerchief

Book:Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

“Of course I had a handkerchief. It lay, clean as a whistle, in my pocket where it had been for a week. For I had the knack of extracting from my nostrils, with the nail of my forefinger, the snuffling substances that impeded my breathing, and the use of a handkerchief seemed to me a piece of parental superstition.”

Handkerchief Snot Nostrils

Book:My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle: Memories of Childhood

Source: My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle: Memories of Childhood