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Civilization is hideously fragile and there's not much between us and the horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish.

Carrie P. Snow

Nail polish makes nails look good; fluoride varnish helps keep teeth looking good by preventing cavities.

Jane Weintraub

On a hot summer day, the varnish from the pews would end up on your shirt. We decided that if the church wasn't going to repaint and renovate itself, we would do it for the church.

Harry Schmidt

This is the river of the great 19th-century landscapists; of Cole, Cropsey and Church, and at the end of the summer it lies motionless under the haze as under a light coat of varnish.

Judith Thurman