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)

    ““Danger! What danger do you foresee?”
    Holmes shook his head gravely. “It would cease to be a danger if we could define it,” said he.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “I, in my brand new body,
    which was not a woman’s yet,
    told the stars my questions
    and thought God could really see
    the heat and the painted light,
    elbows, knees, dreams, goodnight.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)