Drowned

Famous quotes containing the word drowned:

    Jaques. I was seeking for a fool when I found you.
    Orlando. He is drowned in the brook; look but in, and you
    shall see him.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Someone else drowned in that lash-wide stare,
    And me supposed to be ignorant,
    Or find it funny, or not to care....
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    In the end we beat them with Levi 501 jeans. Seventy-two years of Communist indoctrination and propaganda was drowned out by a three-ounce Sony Walkman. A huge totalitarian system ... has been brought to its knees because nobody wants to wear Bulgarian shoes.... Now they’re lunch, and we’re number one on the planet.
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)