Held Private

Famous quotes containing the words held and/or private:

    “I held my breath
    and daddy was there,
    his thumbs, his fat skull,
    his teeth, his hair growing
    like a field or a shawl.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain.”
    —Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)