Bird Creature

Famous quotes containing the words bird and/or creature:

    “The skreak and skritter of evening gone
    And grackles gone and sorrows of the sun,
    The sorrows of sun, too, gone . . . the moon and moon,
    The yellow moon of words about the nightingale
    In measureless measures, not a bird for me....”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “A creature not too bright or good
    For human nature’s daily food;
    For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
    Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)