Famous quotes containing the words european, herring and/or gulls:
“If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.”
—William A. Drake (1900–1965)
“blind wantons like the gulls who scream
And rip the edge off any ideal or dream.”
—Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)