The summer of 1830
The summer of 1830 I… blasted the tunnel through the rock to take water from the dam above the falls for the mill… In 1831 we lowered the tunnel four feet, and built a new dam across the creek. Ezra Cornell
Mills
One has so much
One has so much time for thought in the country! However occupied one may be, ’tis with nothing that engrosses the mind, which works away on its own account like a mill-wheel. Eugenie de Guerin
I don’t know when
I don’t know when pepper mills in a restaurant got to be right behind frankincense and myrrh in prominence. It used to be in a little jar that sat next to the salt on the table and everyone passed it around, sneezed, and it was no big deal. Erma Bombeck
There is a creative
There is a creative pleasure, which, for instance, the artisan in the Middle Ages, or in a country like Mexico, still today has – namely the pleasure of creating something. You find quite a few skilled workers who still have that pleasure: maybe in a steel mill; maybe a worker who works with a complicated … Read more
the not-so-bookish librarian was
the not-so-bookish librarian was half angel, half she-devil, so sayeth the rumor mill. Ellen Hopkins
The story of my
The story of my life can be told in silver: in chocolate mills, serving spoons, and services for twelve. The story of my life has nothing to do with me. The story of my life is things. Things that aren’t mine, that won’t ever be mine. It’s all I’ve ever known. I wish it wasn’t. … Read more
The aim of education
The aim of education is to fit children for the position in life which they are hereafter to occupy. Boys are to be sent out intothe world to buffet with its temptations, to mingle with bad and good, to govern and direct…. girls are to dwell in quiet homes, amongst a few friends; to exercise … Read more
Art has been hijacked
Art has been hijacked by nonartists. It’s been taken over by bookkeeping. The whole thing is so corrupt. But I suppose that’s okay. For artists, everything is grist for the mill. Artists are like cockroaches; we can’t be stamped out. Elaine de Kooning
Artists are like cockroaches;
Artists are like cockroaches; everything is grist for the mill. Elaine de Kooning
You\\’ve gotta be an
You’ve gotta be an outsider a little bit to shake yourself loose from the mill, the \”machine.\” In order to even cut the space in your life to pursue what most people literally cannot afford a moment to pursue. So, yeah. I think that not only is that the role of the artist, but it … Read more