Ancient Silk Road

Famous quotes containing the words ancient, silk and/or road:

    All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and ... you don’t win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.
    Anita Brookner (b. 1938)

    Why silk is soft and the stone wounds
    The child shall question all his days,
    Why night-time rain and the breast’s blood
    Both quench his thirst he’ll have a black reply.
    Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.
    Philip Roth (b. 1933)