Cruel

Famous quotes containing the word cruel:

    It is a cruel atmosphere down there, cruel and ruthless.
    Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

    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)