Cylinder Head Painted

Famous quotes containing the words cylinder, head and/or painted:

    “The outline of the city became frantic in its effort to explain something that defied meaning. Power seemed to have outgrown its servitude and to have asserted its freedom. The cylinder had exploded, and thrown great masses of stone and steam against the sky.”
    —Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)

    “The back somersault, the kip-up—
    And at last, the stand on his hands,
    Perfect, with his feet together,
    His head down, evenly breathing,”
    —James Dickey (b. 1923)

    “‘Tis the eye of childhood
    That fears a painted devil.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)