The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (267 page)

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Le Corbusier
1887–1965
1
A house is a machine for living in.

Vers une architecture
(1923).

Ledru-Rollin, Alexandre Auguste
1807–74
1
Ah well! I am their leader, I really had to follow them!

E. de Mirecourt
Les Contemporains
vol. 14 (1857) "Ledru-Rollin"

Lee, Gypsy Rose
1914–70
1
God is love, but get it in writing.

attributed

Lee, Harper
1926–
1
Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

To Kill a Mockingbird
(1960) ch. 10

Lee, Henry
(
"Light-Horse Harry"
) 1756–1818
1
A citizen, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.

Funeral Oration on the death of General Washington
(1800)

Lee, Laurie
1914–97
1
I was set down from the carrier's cart at the age of three; and there with a sense of bewilderment and terror my life in the village began.

Cider with Rosie
(1959)

Lee, Nathaniel
c.
1653–92
1
When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war!

The Rival Queens
(1677) act 4, sc. 2

2
They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.

attributed

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