Compact Set Attains

Famous quotes containing the words compact, set and/or attains:

    ... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps the underground aquifers flowing; it is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.
    Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

    a set of crushed and grease-
    impregnated wickerwork;
    on the wicker sofa
    a dirty dog, quite comfy.
    Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)

    The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion.
    John Ruskin (1819–1900)