Dead Roots

Famous quotes containing the words dead and/or roots:

    “My demon,
    too often undressed,
    too often a crucifix I bring forth,
    too often a dead daisy I give water to
    too often the child I give birth to
    and then abort....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”
    —Denis Waitly. Quoted in The Winning Family, ch. 25, by Louise Hart (1987)