Below, you will find ten quotes from the works of two great authors: Ernest Hemingway and Marilyn Hagerty. Both have captivated the world with their sparse, pithy writing. And so I present to you, Crasstalk readers, lurkers and passers-by, the great Moveable Olive Garden Contest. Can you identify who wrote which quote without the assistance of Google or your dog-eared copy of In Our Time? Put your guesses in the comments.
The first person to get them all right will receive a $25 Olive Garden gift card from me.
GOOD LUCK!
- “Someday, she would like a nice diamond ring. She’d like it to be round and a carat and a half.”
- “It was wonderful to walk down the long flights of stairs knowing that I’d had good luck working.”
- “The boss of the horns covers any sort of a brain shot. The only shot is straight into the nose. The only other shot is into his chest or, if you’re to one side, into the neck or the shoulders.”
- “Today, Lemieux will be 60. Two days later, he will be done with his work and all the acronyms of the postal service.”
- “The clock tower is topped by a spire that points to the great bowl of sky that arches over the Northern Plains.”
- “I cannot remember whether she was walking her dog or not, nor whether she had a dog then.”
- “[She] was learning the touch system on the typewriter, but she found that while it increased the speed it made more mistakes… She was very neat and efficient and always seemed to enjoy it.”
- “It was a windy day with the sun coming out from behind clouds and then going under in sprinkles of rain.”
- “If someone speaks to me, I speak to them. Mostly, I just observe.”
- “He is a witty, well dressed man who believes in the old-time traditions. He wears a crisp white shirt, tie and tweed jacket. He doesn’t mind telling you he is 79.”
- “New means must be discovered to find room for us under the sun. Shall this be done by war or can it be done by peaceful methods?”
