#english

Burns from dropped matches, Ms. Lane? Matches one might have dropped while flirting with a pernicious Fae, Ms. Lane? Have you any idea the value of this rug?” I didn’t think his nostrils could flare any wider. His eyes were black flame. “Pernicious? Good grief, is English your second language? Third?” Only someone who’d learned English from a dictionary would use such a word. “Fifth,” he snarled. “Answer me. ↗

— Karen Marie Moning

#bloodfever #mac #english

When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here. ↗

— Ringo Starr

#choice #come #comfortable #english #feel

J'ai toujours préféré la folie des passions à la sagesse de l'indifférence. ↗

— Anatole France

#english #french #love #passion #prefer

We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to learn what was the real state of things in Mexico. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#english #had #kindly #learn #letters

China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#becoming #been #better #chances #china

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence? ↗

— George Carlin

#could #english #english language #i #i am

Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, 'Blah, blah, blah.' That's when I get crazy. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#crazy #each #english #get #i

In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#dog #english #even #felt #good

The English like eccentrics. They just don't like them living next door. ↗

— Julian Clary

#eccentrics #english #just #like #living

On the day of the show, I sit down with someone that speaks very good English and someone who speaks the local language very well and work out what I'm going to say. ↗

— Phil Collins

#down #english #going #good #i