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Quotes About Trowels

But, whereas bricklayers' trowels are hard to come by, the humble fish-slice resides in every well-conducted home,' said Mrs. Bradley, hooting with mirth.
~ Gladys Mitchell
If she were studying Orciny, and there might be excellent reasons to do so, she'd be doing her doctorate in Folklore or Anthropology or maybe Comp Lit. Granted, the edges of disciplines are getting vague. Also that Mahalia is one of a number of young archaeologists more interested in Foucault and Baudrillard than in Gordon Childe or in trowels.
~ China Mieville