Famous quotes containing the words door and/or compact:
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.”
—Graham Greene (1901–1994)
“... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps the underground aquifers flowing; it is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)