Falls Short

Famous quotes containing the words falls and/or short:

    “... that darkling brightness which falls from the stars.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “I cannot be a materialist—but Oh, how is it possible that a God who speaks to all hearts can let Belgravia go laughing to a vicious luxury, and Whitechapel cursing to a filthy debauchery—such suffering, such dreadful suffering—and shall the short years of Christ’s mission atone for it all?”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)