Plates Quotes

“Life is too short to try and glue together broken plates that were cheap in the first place.”
― Cory Basil, Skinny Dipping in Daylight

“Moominmamma had got up very early to pack their rucksacks, and was bustling to and fro with wooly stockings and packets of sandwiches, while down by the bridge Moominpappa was getting their raft in order.
"Mamma, dar," said Moomintroll, "we can't possibly take all that with us. Everyone will laugh."
"It's cold in the Lonely Mountains," said Moominmamma, stuffing in an umbrella and a frying pan. "Have you got a compass?"
"Yes," answered Moomintroll, "but couldn't you at least leave out the plates -- we can easily eat off rhubarb leaves.”
― Tove Jansson, Comet in Moominland

“Elsie eyed him puzzledly, and then offered, "Would you like to see my plate?”
― Naomi Novik, Victory of Eagles

“I saw it, he wanted to buy something he was near to the store I went to see little far from him what he was doing. He looked right in the store the cups, the plates how they were made... and then he went forward... face down... So far it sounded like he wanted to buy these stuff, but he couldn't afford them!”
― Deyth Banger