Ave Maria

Famous quotes containing the words ave maria, ave and/or maria:

    Those who marry God can become domesticated too—it’s just as hum-drum a marriage as all the others. The word “Love” means a formal touch of the lips as in the ceremony of the Mass, and “Ave Maria” like “dearest” is a phrase to open a letter.
    Graham Greene (1904–1991)

    And forever, brother, hail and farewell.
    [Atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale.]
    Catullus [Gaius Valerius Catullus] (84–54 B.C.)

    It were a blessed sight to see
    That child become a willow tree,
    His brother trees among.
    He’d be four times as tall as me,
    And live three times as long.
    —Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765–1834)