Famous quotes containing the words earth and/or tones:
“And when we
come to earth the roofs
are made of tiles,
pigeons
are walking on them....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“And this mighty master of the organ of language, who knew its every stop and pipe, who could awaken at will the thin silver tones of its slenderest reeds or the solemn cadence of its deepest thunder, who could make it sing like a flute or roar like a cataract, he was born into a country without literature.”
—Willa Cather (1873–1947)