Construction Begins

Famous quotes containing the words construction and/or begins:

“The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

“It is not possible, for a poet, writing in any language, to protect himself from the tragic elements in human life.... [ellipsis in source] Illness, old age, and death—subjects as ancient as humanity—these are the subjects that the poet must speak of very nearly from the first moment that he begins to speak.”
—Louise Bogan (1897–1970)