Famous quotes containing the words favorite, urban and/or artist:
“The great man down, you mark his favorite flies,
The poor advanced makes friends of enemies.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there.... Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)
“The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he’s in business.”
—John Berryman (1914–1972)