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)
“Never so rich a gem
Was set in worse than gold.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“He who attains his ideal, thereby also transcends it”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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