Quotes About Purse

Mary reached into her vinyl purse and extracted one of the novels, each of whose covers had promised laughter and tears. She began to read and, finding a masterful storyteller behind its pages, was instantly and gratefully transported to another place.

A man of his circumstance—handsome demeanor, elevated status, inordinately fat purse—was allowed any trespass, and Bea had little doubt that if he suddenly ran his host through with a sword, Skeffington would promptly apologize for bloodying the blade.

At first it had slashed up the little silk pockets of her purse. Then she found part of an old thermometer container that slipped over the head of the scalpel, capping it like a fountain pen. It was this cap she removed when the soldier moved into the seat beside her and stretched his arm along the armrest they were (absurdly) meant to share.

Congress still preserved its constitutionally mandated power of the purse.

Possible ID, leather jacket." In his ear, the team confirmed the sighting. On the bench, Luisa set down her salad and put a hand on her purse. Vasquez turned to face the guy, his eyes a question. The man in the leather jacket slipped his hand into his right front pocket.

A stomach without bread and a purse without gold have led to so many revolutions in history.

this is the wish of the majority of the people. The aesthetic appeal of the Park can never be as strong as the demands of home and livelihood. The manatee and the orchids mean something to people in an abstract way, but he former can't line their purse, nor the latter fill their empty bellies.

Well, it's not my fault that you can't manage your money.' You threw away my purse.' I thought it was an enemy.

Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.