This quote comes from “Chapter X: Zero-One-Two” in Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School. This is a funny chapter! I don’t want to give it away, but the premise is that Bebe thinks she knows how to do something, and Jordan tells her she’s doing it wrong. But she won’t believe him. Even as he tries to explain it to her, she insists she’s doing it correctly. Finally, in frustration, Bebe says,
As Someone Once Said | Victor Hugo
Miss Missy’s School: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School is so much more than an endearing family story. It’s also a place for children and their grownups to learn!
“As someone once said” | Montaigne
“I hope you make some new friends here at Miss Missy’s School! Before you begin reading the story, though, I must tell you something. Some of your new friends have foibles— minor shortcomings. “Gilbert likes to say, “As someone once said…” and then he quotes a famous person. But he never tells us who said what! …”
“As someone once said” | Thomas Jefferson
Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School is so much more than an endearing family story. It’s also a place for children and their grownups to learn!
“As someone once said” | John Locke (not that one, the other one)
I hope you make some new friends here at Miss Missy’s School! Before you begin reading the story, though, I must tell you something. Some of your new friends have foibles— minor shortcomings.
Gilbert likes to say, “As someone once said…” and then quotes a famous person. But he never tells us who said what!
As Someone Once Said | Thomas Tusser
It’s a Christmas ritual, and as someone once said, ‘At Christmas play and make good cheer, for
Christmas comes but once a year,’ so we put up with it.” Gilbert winked.
As Someone Once Said | Pindar
The “As Someone Once Said” callouts of Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School were a lot of fun to write. Challenging! But a lot of fun. The work begins, of course, with finding just the right quote for the ol’ hippy dog, Gilbert, to share with Missy and her pack, given the circumstances.
“As Someone Once Said” | Will Rogers
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As Someone Once Said | Victor Hugo
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