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)

“Prudence suspects that happiness is a bait set by risk.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“I began quite early in life to sense the thrill a girl attains in supplying money to a man.”
—Anita Loos (1894–1981)