Famous quotes containing the word hecht:
“Samuel Sewall, in a world of wigs,
Flouted opinion in his personal hair;
For foppery he gave not any figs,
But in his right and honor took the air.”
—Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)
“It’s all very well to dream of a dove that saves,
Picasso’s or the Pope’s
The one that annually coos in Our Lady’s ear
Half the world’s hopes,”
—Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)
“And in their fairy tales
The warty giant and witch
Get sealed in doorless jails
And the match-girl strikes it rich.”
—Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)