“We act insane, because if we didn't, we would most surely become insane.
- Hawkeye”
― quote from MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
“When Radar O'Reilly, just out of high school, left Ottumwa, Iowa, and enlisted in the United States Army it was with the express purpose of making a career of the Signal Corps.”
― quote from MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
“You know who we been living with for the past week? We been living with the only man in history who ever took a piece in the ladies’ can of a Boston & Maine train. When the conductor caught him in there with his Winter Carnival date she screamed, ‘He trapped me!’ and that’s how he got his name. This is the famous Trapper John. God, Trapper, I speak for the Duke as well as myself when I say it’s an honor to have you with us. Have a martini, Trapper.”
― quote from MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
“He might make it, even if all I really did was hit him in the head with an axe.”
― quote from MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
“When they awakened at four o'clock in the afternoon, all was quiet. Duke peeked out the door and closed it quickly.
'What do the initials M.P. stand for?' he inquired.
'Shore Patrol,' answered Trapper John.”
― quote from MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
“I wish you'd tell me when we're having friends over for luncheon."
"I would, if they would tell me.”
― Suzanne Enoch, quote from England's Perfect Hero
“As far as most people are concerned, art may be acceptable as a profession, but certainly not as an occupation.”
― quote from Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
“What if I have bad breath?' I asked.
'Chew on some gum,' she said.
'What if I can't find his tongue?'
'Back off on your tongue until you can feel his.'
'What if he throws up in my mouth?'
'Um, that would just be gross.”
― Julie Halpern, quote from Get Well Soon
“The Divine is simply that which science has not yet explained. In effect, God = Infinity - Human Knowledge.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from The Krishna Key
“Драги Тео,
Струва ми се, че работата в един кабинет с Гоген е грешка. Той е обременен човек. Много пие.Направих му забележка за това, а той се разбесня и смъкна от стената зъболекарската ми диплома. Когато се успокои, го убедих да се опита да пломбира зъби на открито и започнахме да работим на една поляна, заобиколени отвсякъде от зелени и златисти тонове. Той поставя коронки на госпожица Анджела Тонейто, а аз правя временна пломба на господин Луи Кофман. И така, работим на открито! Редици ослепително бели зъби на слънчевата светлина! След това излезе вятър и отнесе перуката на господин Кофман в храстите. Той се спусна след нея и събори инструментите на Гоген. Гоген изкара мен виновен за това и посегна да ме удари, но блъсна по погрешка господин Кофман, който падна върху бързооборотната бормашина. Господин Кофман избръмча край мен и отмъкна госпожица Тонейто със себе си. Крайният резултат, Тео, е, че адвокатската фирма "Рифтин, Рифтин, Рифтин и Мелцер" наложиха запор върху приходите ми. Изпрати каквото можеш.
Винсент
***
Драги Тео,
Тулуз- Лотрек е най- тъжният човек на земята. Най- много от всичко мечтае да стане велик зъболекар, притежава истински талант, но е много нисък и не може да достигне устите на пациентите си, пък е твърде горд, за да се покачи на нещо. С ръце над главата си той пипа слепешком около устата им, а вчера, вместо да постави коронки на зъбите на госпожа Фирилсън, ги постави на брадата и. Междувременно старият ми приятел Моне отказва да работи с каква да е уста, освен ако не е много голяма, а винаги мрачният Сера разработи метод за почистване на зъбите един по един, докато ги оформи в така наречената от него свежа уста. Методът му е солиден в архитектурно отношение, но може ли да се нарече това зъболекарска работа?
Винсент”
― Woody Allen, quote from Without Feathers
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