Famous quotes containing the words flame and/or cells:
“The flame is not as bright to itself as it is to those it illuminates: so too the sage.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
In prison they accompany the jailer,
Enter cells to hear confessions.
Their short-end comes down
When you least expect it.”
—Charles Simic (b. 1938)