233 Quotes About Long-ago

Long ago the accusations had begun, And suddenly knew by whom it had been judged

It is not unknown for fathers with a brace of daughters to reel off their names in order of birth when summoning the youngest, and I had long ago become accustomed to being called 'Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.

It was their mothers, long ago. Tibby noted with joy that all four of them were wearing jeans.

Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal.

If I hadn't been a drunkard, I probably would have committed suicide long ago.

I was beaten down long ago in some alley in another world.

A reader kindly pointed out to me recently that most of the quotes I include are by men. And it's true. Personally, I don't even consider whether the author is male or female, nor even care much who the author is - what's significant is the message. Of course, women are equally capable of great insights, however in our culture it's not so long ago that women could not even be published

Long, long ago, before eruptions were invented, the molten lava had to be carried down the mountainside, bucket by bucket, and poured over the sleeping villagers. This took time.

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.