Coal Country

Famous quotes containing the words coal and/or country:

    “And in their blazing solitude
    The stars sang in their sockets through the night:
    “Blow bright, blow bright
    The coal of this unquickened world.””
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Though it is curious here,
    unusually awkward to walk.
    It is without grace.
    There is no rhythm
    in this country of dirt.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)