potatoes quotes

  • Father is rather vulgar, my dear. The word Papa, besides, gives a pretty form to the lips.Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism, are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism.

    - CharlesJohn Huffam Dickens
    ^7  Mrs General. Little Dorrit, bk.2, ch.5.

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