Halting Set

Famous quotes containing the words halting and/or set:

    “Of the two
    who feign anger,
    sulk in mock sleep,
    and give ear
    to the other’s halting sighs,
    who’s the winner?”
    —Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)

    “The spiral is a spiritualized circle. In the spiral form, the circle, uncoiled, unwound, has ceased to be vicious; it has been set free.”
    —Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)