Closing Reed

Famous quotes containing the words closing and/or reed:

    “And if the stage-dark head rehearse
    The fifth act of the closing night,
    Why, cut it off, piece after piece,
    And throw the tough cortex away....”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “And the frigid burnings of purgatory will not be touched
    By any emollient.”
    —Henry Reed (1914–1986)