Capes – Quotes

Then he knew that

Then he knew that they had rounded the cape of good hope, and he took her large, soft hand again and covered it with forlorn little kisses, first the hard metacarpus, the long, discerning fingers, the diaphanous nails, and then the hieroglyphics of her destiny on her perspiring palm. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I remember the first

I remember the first time I had sex. I wore a cape and goggles… because I didn’t know. Eugene Mirman

Bishop on \\\”At the

Bishop on \”At the Fishhouses\”At the last minute, after I’d had a chance to do a little research in Cape Breton, I foundI’d said codfish scales once when it should have been herring scales. I hope theycorrected it all right.2Quite a few lines of \”At the Fishhouses\” came to me in a dream, and the … Read more

When I was very

When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one arm. They were spectacular and got a lot of attention. But as I grew, my heroes changed, so that now I can honestly say that anyone who does anything to help a child … Read more

I write better in

I write better in Cape Breton… too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don’t bother me, and I don’t feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often. Farley Mowat

I have a daughter

I have a daughter and two grand-daughters and a great grandson in Africa, in Cape Town. Doris Lessing

If you wait through

If you wait through long, cold hours in the November woods with a bow in your hands hoping a buck will show or if you spend days walking in the African bush trailing Cape buffalo while listening to lions roar, you’re sure to learn hunting isn’t about killing. Nature actually humbles you. Hunting forces a … Read more

I once received a

I once received a cape that was made from the little purple bags that Crown Royal Whisky comes in. Dave Grohl

Remember when you’re young

Remember when you’re young and you think your dad is Superman? And then you grow up and realized he’s just a drunk who wears a cape. Dave Attell

Just look at the

Just look at the cinema itself: It’s comprised of lots of movies about graphic novels, and if you’re not 20 years old and wearing a cape and a mask and white, you’re out of business. Today’s cinema is a proliferation of comedies, which are in some ways creating caricature images. They’re one-dimensional. Danny Glover