Famous quotes containing the word blown:
“Everything is being blown away;
A little horse trots with a letter in its mouth, which is read with eagerness
As we gallop into the flame.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket; a very few names may be considered as perpetual lamps that shine unconsumed.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“Was ever feather so lightly blown to and fro as this multitude?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)