Thomas Hardy, Under The Greenwood Tree Quotes
To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.
There's a friendly tie of some sort between music and eating.
If the story-tellers could ha' got decency and good morals from true stories, who'd have troubled to invent parables?
Everybody must be managed. Queens must be managed. Kings must be managed, for men want managing almost as much as women, and that's saying a good deal.