Not being the sort to throw a book, she pounded her fist on her cushion. - Ellen Kushner
I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. - Henry David Thoreau
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age. - Christopher Morley
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. - Booth Tarkington
INTERREGNUM, n. The period during which a monarchical country is governed by a warm spot on the cushion of the throne. The experiment of letting the spot grow cold has commonly been attended by most unhappy results from the zeal of many worthy persons to make it warm again. - Ambrose Bierce
I'd rather sit alone on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. - Henry David Thoreau