Consuming Breast Milk

Famous quotes containing the words consuming, breast and/or milk:

    “Say never the strong heart
    In the consuming breath
    Cries out unto the dark
    The skinny death.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “His breast was deep and white,
    cold and caressable;
    his eyes were red glass,
    much to be desired.”
    —Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)

    “In marble halls as white as milk,
    Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
    Within a fountain crystal-clear,
    A golden apple doth appear.
    No doors there are to this stronghold,
    Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. In marble walls as white as milk (Riddle: An Egg)