Cruel

Famous quotes containing the word cruel:

    She’s taen out her little pen-knife,
    Fine flowers in the valley,
    And twinned the sweet babe o’ its life,
    And the green leaves they grow rarely.
    —Unknown. The Cruel Mother (l. 9–12)

    The long, laid minute’s bride drifts on
    Old in her cruel bed.
    Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    In time the scouring of wind and rain will wear down the ranges and plane off the region until it has the drab monotony of the older deserts. In the meantime—a two-million-year meantime—travelers may enjoy the cruel beauties of a desert in its youth,....
    —For the State of California, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)