High Starting Torque

Famous quotes containing the words high, starting and/or torque:

“The high plains, the beginning of the desert West, often act as a crucible for those who inhabit them. Like Jacob’s angel, the region requires that you wrestle with it before it bestows a blessing.”
—Kathleen Norris (b. 1947)

“what most appals
Is that tiny first shiver,
That stumble, whereby
We know beyond doubt
They have almost run out
And are starting to die.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold.”
—Diane Glancy (b. 1941)