Buck

Famous quotes containing the word buck:

    Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They are the oldest civilized people on earth. Their civilization passes through phases but its basic characteristics remain the same. They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break.
    —Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973)

    ... every event has had its cause, and nothing, not the least wind that blows, is accident or causeless. To understand what happens now one must find the cause, which may be very long ago in its beginning, but is surely there, and therefore a knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if we are to comprehend the past and be prepared for the future.
    —Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973)

    How strange a thing is death, bringing to his knees, bringing to his antlers/The buck in the snow.
    Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)