Famous quotes containing the words grandfather clock, grandfather and/or clock:
“The pitiless rugs had nothing to say,
the grandfather clock went on with its knitting,
the disposal vomited up chives and clover.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“The clock upbraids me with a waste of time.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)