Drum Machine Called

Famous quotes containing the words drum, machine and/or called:

    “It shall be said that gods are stone.
    Shall a dropped stone drum on the ground,
    Flung gravel chime? Let the stones speak
    With tongues that talk all tongues.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “All day long the machine waits: rooms,
    stairs, carpets, furniture, people
    those people who stand at the open windows like objects
    waiting to topple.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “There is one privilege we’ll never lose; currently it’s called nationality. It means that everyone was born somewhere, which is in fact self-evident.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)