Dire Straits Mark

Famous quotes containing the words dire, straits and/or mark:

    “What dire offence from am’rous causes springs,
    What mighty contests rise from trivial things,
    I sing—”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Yes! in sea of life enisled,
    With echoing straits between us thrown,
    Dotting the shoreless watery wild,
    We mortal millions live alone.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters’ lengthening flight. When they need us, we are fiercely there. But we do not need them to need us—or to become us.”
    —Letty Cottin Pogrebin (20th century)